Engina maura (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem W/O 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. Black, white, beige and yellow color with attractive knobby ribs. Blue, white, mauve, gray knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks at low tide. Herradura, West Costa Rica 1980

Calliostoma pulchrum (C. B. Adams 1830) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 8,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color, attractive sculpture with nodulose shoulder and body cords. Bluish iridescent color aperture and lip. Taken under reef rubble at 4-7 feet. Hoffman's Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas 1990

Cancellopollia insculpta (Sowerby III 1900) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 12,1 mm. Very beautiful deep water uncommon species. Pale beige and cream color, attractive sculpture with nodulose body and ribs. White, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. The lip has a chip. Taken alive in crayfish traps at 100 m. Off Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994

Strombus minimus Linne 1771 Gorgeous! Gem 22,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, brown, beige color with attractive shoulder knobs. White callosus base. White, pale yellow, grayish ribbed aperture and thick lip. Taken among reef rubble in shallow  water. Rovondrau Bay, Suva, Fiji 1970's

Chama lazarus Linne 1758 Gorgeous Yellow/White! F+++/Gem 51,5 mm. including the spines. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with purplish marks and attractive almost perfect spines. Dived at 15-20 m. Racha Isl. Andaman Sea, Thailand 1977

Cymatium mundum (Gould 1849) Gorgeous Yellowish/cream! F+++/Gem 36,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Dived at 10-15 m. under coral slabs. Toliara area. Madagascar 2016

Cantharus elegans (Griffith & Pidgeon 1834) Outstanding Huge! F+++/Gem 51,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 4-6 m. in sand bottom. Kobe Beach, West Panama 1992

Cardium Corculum cardissa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Yellow! F+++/Gem 47 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords and spiny margins. Cebu 2008

Cymatium vespaceum (Lamarck 1822) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 18,3 mm. Very beautiful rare Brazilian specimen. Brown color with beige band, attractive spiral knob and nodulose cords, white marked varices. Body color ribbed aperture and white lip with brown marks and fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Dived at 20-25 m. under dead corals. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil  2021

Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Light Large! F+++ W/O 49,4 mm. Also offered as Strombus persicus Swainson 1821 Very beautiful, globulus and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color background with attractive brown and tones of beige soft pattern. White, pale orange aperture and lip. Has few irregularities and slightly rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Collected from my daughter Korina by snorkeling at 2-3 m. on sand.  Kir-Dia...

Cymatium caribbaeum Clench & Turner 1957 Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem 72,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, cream, white and pale yellow color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream thick lip with strong teeth and mature aperture with brown marks and ribs. Has a small drill hole on the spires and slightly chipped protoconch. Dived at 20-25 m. on sand. Barra, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2000

Cancellaria tessellata Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. White, beige, brown, cream and bluish/gray color with attractive granulose cords. White, bluish/gray, cream, base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1995

Gyrineum bituberculare fuscocostata (Dunker 1862) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect knobby varices. White mature ribbed aperture, canal and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Cuddalore, State of Tamil Nadu, India 1980's

Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 55,5 mm. Very beautiful from type locality. White body and beige color top with attractive knobby cords and sculpture. Yellowish base, white aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 100-120 m. Roatan North East Honduras 1995

Planaxis planicostatus Sowerby 1825 Outstanding! Large! F+++/Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Black body and brown color top with attractive slightly nodulose cords. Bluish/white, cream ribbed aperture and brown, black lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992

Strombus terebellatus Sowerby 1842 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 34,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and beige color background with attractive brown, beige, grayish, blackish marks, spots and dots. White, pale yellow aperture with brown lines and lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on grass and sand. Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1980's

Trivia suffusa Gray 1832 Outstanding Inflated Pink! Gem 8,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale pink color with grayish/beige soft marks and dots, attractive cream nodulose cords and mantle line. Pale pink, white margin and corded base. Taken in rubble with sand at 2-3 m. Tarpon Bay, West Coast of Eleuthera, Bahamas 1980's

Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++ 39 mm. Very beautiful glossy, local form. Yellowish, cream, white and pale grayish color with attractive small spiral knobs, brown, beige marks. Yellowish/beige, white aperture and knobby, spiny lip. Has a growth mark on the side, slightly chipped protoconch and chipped one canal terminal. Taken in shallow water. Toliara area, Madagascar 2016

Terebra dislocata (Say 1822) Gorgeous Unusual Dark! F+++ 32,4 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige color attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, ribs and cords. Beige aperture, lip and canal. Has rough lip and chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken in sand flats at low tide. Longboat Inlet, Sarasota, Florida 1990's