Vexillum (Costellaria) granum (Forbes 1844) Outstanding Large Dark! F+++/Gem 9,2 mm. Very beautiful uncommon small species. Dark brown. beige color with attractive black and white marked bands. Blackish ribbed aperture and lip. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Plakias, Crete, Greece 2005

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Colorful! F+++/Gem 66,2 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, brown, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white and rose color. Trawled (bought at fishing market). Off Tirana, Albania, Adriatic Sea 2005

Lissachatina fulica hamillei (Petit de la Saussaye 1859) Gorgeous! F+++ 87,5 mm. Very beautiful special African form. Multicolor with attractive pattern. Body color aperture and lip. Has chipped protoconch and thin rough lip. Taken under bushes. Mbiama area Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa 2024

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow and cream color. White, yellow color aperture and thick lip. Taken on reef flat. Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1990

Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret 1789) Outstanding Colorful! Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of violet, pale grayish and cream color bands. White margin, pale yellowish lip. lavender base and violet canal. Dived at 20 m. on red and pink coral. Malaga, Andalucia, Spain 1990

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Cute Colorful Knobby! F+++ 45 mm. Small but very beautiful extremely knobby. Multicolor attractive pattern with large knobs. Has irregular lips. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2015

Fasciolaria tulipa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 90,3 mm. Very beautiful. White, pale bluish color with attractive tones of brown brown marks and spiral dots. Body color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a healed growth mark on the side Taken on sand and grass at 6-10 feet. Ramrod Key, Florida Keys, Florida 1980

Fasciolaria tulipa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Rare color! F+++/Gem W/O 81,2 mm. Very beautiful. Plain deep orange/beige color with attractive brown spiral dots, fine nodulose cords and white shoulder with brown marks. Body color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken on sand and grass at 6-10 feet. Ramrod Key, Florida Keys, Florida 1980

Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 47,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and yellowish/beige color with attractive brown nodulose strong cords. Cream ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Taken among rubble at 3-10 m. Off Dania Beach, Florida 1970

Voluta Odontocymbiola americana (Reeve 1856) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem 46,4 mm. Very beautiful exceptional color and patterns. Cream and beige color with attractive knobby shoulder, brown pattern and black marks. Cream, grayish, pale beige aperture and lip. Has nicks. Trawled at 40-50 m. Off Praia das Neves, South Espirito Santo, Brazil 2024

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Ovula Pellasimnia improcera (Azuma & Cate 1971) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 29,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color. Cream/white thick margin and lip. Has few micro defects. Philippines 2008

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Large Dark Red! F+++/Gem 78,5 mm. Very beautiful heavy and colorful. Upper valve dark red color with black, brown, beige lines and white marks, attractive few orange knobs and fine lamellas. Lower valve orange/brick, brown and blackish color rays with white dots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2017

Chondropometes magnum (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with blackish dots and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Yellowish/cream color aperture and nodulose large lip. Has shipped protoconch. Taken on limestone Giant Caves. San Carlos Valle, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2010

Vexillum (Costellaria) pyropus Turner & Marrow 2001 Gorgeous!Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige and brown spiral marks, attractive sculpture with granulose ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with beige marks and fine teeth. From tangle net at 140-240 m. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Domiporta filaris (Linne 1771) Outstanding Brown Cords! Gem 19 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Taken on white sand in shallow water. Tiny Motu between Iti and Niu, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 1976

Volachlamys tranquebarica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black, brown, beige pattern and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Caught by fishing nets at 150-200 feet on sandy mud bottom. Palau Tikus, Penang, West Malaysia 1973

Chondrothyra cerina roseoapicata (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 28,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown, beige color with fine cords and perfect orange, white apex. Cream, white aperture and lip. Taken on limestone rocks among vegetation. Sierra Infierno, Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2023

Achatina fulica (Bowdich 1822) Gorgeous! F++ 93 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Pale blue and body color aperture and brown lip. Has a growth mark, thin rough lip and chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on house wall. Ojobi, near Accra, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Gloripallium pallium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Purple!F+++/Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful. Purple, cream, black and white colors attractive pattern and almost perfect lamellate ribs. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998