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

Ministrombus minimus (Linne 1771) Gorgeous Extra large! Gem 35,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from this area. Yellowish/beige and cream color with white, brown soft pattern and attractive knobby shoulder. White and cream callosus base. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Baie de Tortue, New Caledonia 1972

Oliva bulbosa inflata Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous!F+++/Gem  32,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive blue, blackish, gray marks. White, blue corded base, aperture and lip with blue, blackish, brown dots. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at low tide. Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 1960

Cymatium nicobaricum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous From Solomon Isl.!Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful from rare locality. White color with black, brown, beige, gray marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, orange mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth . Taken under rocks in shallow water. Langa Langa Lagoon, Malaita Isl. Solomon Islands 1987

Semicassis undulatum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 75 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with beige, brown spiral marks and lines, large cords, nodulose shoulder and spires. Body color, white knobby base, aperture and lip with strong teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and chipped canal terminal. Taken dead on the beach after storm but looks like live taken. Salamina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 2000

Gyrineum gyrinum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large!F+++/Gem 37,2 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, pale yellow and bluish/white color bands with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture, canal and lip with teeth. Has slightly shipped protoconch. Olango Isl. Cebu 2008

Haliotis varia Linne 1758 Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and white color with black spiral lines attractive strong knobby and fine nodulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color. Taken under rocks and stones at low tide. Forrester Reef, Qld. Australia 1989

Rhinoclavis aspera dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 30 mm. Very beautiful special dwarf population. White color with beige spiral lines, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cord, knobby shoulder and ribs. White base, aperture and lip with beige lines and fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on coral rubble and sand bottom at 3 m. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1979

Cymatium testudinarium (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, orange and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords White, brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken by tangle nets at 70-80 m. Panglao Isl. Bohol 1987

Cymatium vestitum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Strange Shape!F+++/Gem 35 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, grayish, white, cream, yellowish color bands and and marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, brown knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch  is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks at low tide. Herradura Beach, North Jaco, Puntarenas, West Costa Rica 1980

Cymatium vestitum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous With Periostracum!F+++/Gem 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish color periostracum with multicolor bands, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, black, brown, beige knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The apex  is chipped. Dredged at 20-25 m. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1996

Oliva peruviana Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and bluish/white color background with attractive tones of brown, yellowish/beige pattern. White base, aperture, lip and canal. Taken on sand at low tide. Parachique, Departamento de Piura, Peru 1985

Oliva tigrina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive tones of  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip with black spots. Has slightly chipped protoconch and two irregularities. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Diego Suarez Isl. Madagascar 2016

Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem W/O 63 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with pale yellowish band and attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Yellowish/beige, white base. aperture and lip with beige marks and fine teeth. Has a growth line on the spires and slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged at 60-80 feet. Afuera Canal, Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2014