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

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

Pugilina morio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra large!F+++ W/O & W/P 159, mm. Very beautiful. Great dense dark yellowish/brown color periostracum. Black, mauve, brown, cream, bluish ribbed aperture and lip. Has a chip on lower lip, eroded and chipped apex doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken in mangrove at shallow water. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Umbonium elegans (Kiener 1838) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++ 11 W 16,8 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow, black, cream color attractive pattern and red bands. Base body pattern and gray, cream color. Body color aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Taken in coral sand at low tide.  Off Keelung, China Sea, Taiwan 2011

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

Cymatiella verrucosa (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous!F+++ 18 mm. Very beautiful, uncommon species! no more from this area. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture  with nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has worm drills on the side of the dorsum. Taken on seaweed tide pools at low tide. Yorke Peninsula, South Australia 1980

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