Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Outstanding!Gem H 7,8 W 12 mm. Very beautiful. White and grayish among the cords, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and cords. White and grayish color ribbed inside and lip with fine teeth. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Rhinoclavis gemmatum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is lightly chipped. Dredged in sand and rubble at 30-50 feet. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992

Cymatium hepaticum Roding 1798 Outstanding Colorful! F+++/Gem 36,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, yellow, cream, beige, white and black color nodulose cords. White, pale blue ribbed aperture and orange knobby lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on coral reef at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1995

Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Canary islands. Cream color with beige marks and attractive white ribs. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Tenerife Isl. Canary Islands 1990

Janthina janthina (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large! F++ H 28 W 31,7 mm. Very beautiful. White and tones of blue color body with attractive sculpture, dark blue base. Body color aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark and chipped rough lip. Taken washed on beach. Port Hedland, Western Australia 1970

Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Rare Western Australian form!F+++/Gem 43,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, brown and beige color with attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The siphon has a growth scar. Trawled at 100 m. Off Derby, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Western Australia 1988

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Unusual Color Heavy!F+++/Gem 37,3 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color background with attractive  bluish soft spots and soft orange marks. White base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch and nick on the canal. Taken in sand at low tide. Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 1967

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Mafia Isl. Southern Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 2002

Cymatium parthenopeum juvenile (von Salis 1793) Outstanding! F++ 79,3 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large and thin nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thin immature lip with beige marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Oliva amethystina (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Special Pattern!F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful unusual local form. Pale yellow color background with attractive tones of gray, beige pattern and black shoulder marks. White, pale orange aperture and lip. Has nicks on the upper lip. Taken on sand in shallow water. Moturiki Isl. Lomaiviti Group, Fiji 1970

Lienardia roseotincta (Montrozier 1872) Outstanding Orange! Gem 15,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with attractive nodulose cream ribs. Pink, cream ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dived at 10-12 m. on coral rubble. Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Micronesia 1992

Laevicardium attenuatum (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 57,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Orange, reddish, bluish, pale beige, grayish cream and white color attractive pattern. Taken on coral sand in shallow water. Trincomalee area, Sri Lanka 1985

Vittina waigiensis (Lesson 1831) Gorgeous Red/Black!F+++ 17,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Red, lilac and black color bands with attractive white pattern and cream apex, Cream, white base, aperture and lip. Has a thin rough lip. Taken in fresh water river near the sea. Camiguin Isl. Mindanao 2008

Cymatium parthenopeum americanum var. (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous North Brazil Form! F+++/Gem W/O 71,4 mm. Small but very beautiful. Beige, tones of yellowish and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, cream, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a small drill mark. Taken in rock sides at extreme low tide. Tutoia, Maranhao, Brazil 2019

Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous Unusual Shape Large! F+++/Gem 108.7 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Tones of beige, pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords. White, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a slightly growth mark on the side. Trawled 40-60 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2023

Natica tigrina (Roding 1798) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 26 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive brown, gray, bluish and black spots. White base, spotted aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Pelangi Resort Beach, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia 2003

Aplus assimilis (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Dark! F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish, cream and dark brown color with attractive nodulose cords. Brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand and small rocks at 1-3 ft. Baie de Goree, Senegal 2006

Caducifer atlanticus Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso 1970 Outstanding Rare! F+++ 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, dark brown color with beige dots and attractive cords. White, gray aperture and lip with fine teeth. The apex looks like chipped but has protoconch. Dived at 20-25 m. under rocks. Pirangi do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 2007

Chauvetia tenuisculpta (Dautzenberg 1891) Outstanding! Gem 11,6 mm. Very nice. White color with attractive nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Almadies, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa 2006

Agaronia griseoalba Von Martens 1897 Gorgeous! Gem 34,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish/gray and cream/white color with white over the canal and cream top. Blue, white, brown, blackish, gray base, aperture and lip. Taken in pink sand at very low tide. Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, West Costa Rica 2008