Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Orange Superb! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Reddish/orange, beige and cream color with white umbo and attractive thin nodulose and large lamellata ribs. Taken by nets at 40 m. Kii Bay, Honshu, Japan 1980

Goniofusus brasiliensis (Grabau 1904) Gorgeous Rio Janeiro Form! F+++/Gem 91,5 mm. Very beautiful special Rio Janeiro State Form. White color with beige and brown marks, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Trawled at 70-80 m. Off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2021

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 50 mm. Very beautiful introduced species in BoHai sea. Orange, yellowish, pinkish, blackish, brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs. Trawled in sand ta 20 m. Off Dalian, BoHai Sea, China 2011

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem 59 mm. Very beautiful introduced species in BoHai sea. Light orange and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs. Trawled in sand ta 20 m. Off Dalian, BoHai Sea, China 2011

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Multicolor! F+++/Gem 48 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, black, brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive nodulose body and lamellate ribs. Taken in local scallop farm. Massachusetts 1990

Laevichlamys cookei (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder 1938) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern with spiny ribs. Dived at 10-15 m. under coral slabs. Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1985

Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++/Gem 20 mm. Very beautiful rare color from unusual locality. Orange and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture with spiny ribs. Dredged at 80 m. Madang, North coast Papua New Guinea 1980

Scaeochlamys squamea Dijkstra & Maestrati 2009 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 38 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Red, orange, blackish, cream and beige color attractive pattern, spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 15 m. under dead corals and rocks. Zamboanga, Mindanao Isl. Philippines 2000

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 22 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale orange color. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on reef in shallow water. Kundu Kundu Isl. Solomon Islands 1999

Mitra barbadensis striatula (Schroter 1804) Outstanding! Gem  28,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color with white marks and attractive fine brown cords. Grayish, beige, cream aperture and lip with teeth Dived at 20-30 feet on rocks crevices. Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Isl. Bahamas 1997

Neocancilla papilio (Link 1807) Outstanding Knobby Superb! Gem 29,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color background with black and brown marks attractive sculpture with knobby cords. Cream, pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on sand. Tiny motel between Nui and Iti", Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 1976

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Dark Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Cayar, Senegal 1999

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++/Gem 28,3 mm. Very beautiful special Mediterranean specimen. Tones of orange, purplish and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 25 m. in muddy sand bottom. Off Malaga, Spain 1980

Aequipecten glyptus (Verryll 1882) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white and cream color with attractive reddish/brown ribs and sculpture. Lower valve white and pale yellow color. Inside bluish/white color. Has nicks. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida 1970

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Bluish! F+++/Gem 45,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve bluish, brown, beige, cream and white color attractive pattern with nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white, gray and yellowish/cream color. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Cape Cod area, Massachusetts 1981

Voluta Festilyria festiva lizae (Childs, R. Aiken & Bail, 2020) Gorgeous! F+++ 88,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive orange, brown, black and beige pattern, spiral knobs and soft ribs. Bluish/white aperture and cream nodulose lip. Has few healed slightly growth marks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 30 m. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024

Argopecten gibbus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Baby! F+++/Gem 16 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive brown, beige pattern, nodulose body and lamellate ribs. Trawled at 180 feet. Off Port Canaveral, Florida 1986

Voluta Amoria maculata (Swainson 1822) Gorgeous Pale form! F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with pale grayish soft marks. White aperture and lip. Has few nicks on lower lip and canal. Found at 3 m. on sand. Undine Reef, Qld. Australia 2018

Otostomus vittatus (Spix 1827) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 40 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with tones of brown, beige marks ad dots, black tip, amazing knobby and granulose sculptures. White, grayish color aperture and mature large lip. Taken on leaves on large trees. Pimenteiras, North East Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil 1991

Goniofusus strigatus (Philippi 1850) Gorgeous Superb Dark! F+++/Gem W/O 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, black, brown and beige color pattern with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and brown lip with white, cream teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in muddy sand at low tide. Ribeira, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2009