Glaphyrina caudata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Huge Superb! Gem 38,4 mm. Very beautiful unusual specimen. Yellowish/cream color with beige and brown spiral lines, attractive sculpture with slightly knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. Trawled. Outer Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1955

Voluta Athleta gilchristi (Sowerby III 1902) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 26,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale yellowish color, attractive sculpture with spiny shoulder and granulose ribs. Bluish/white aperture and thick lip. Trawled at 300-320 m. 20 miles off South East of Durban, South Africa 1987

Voluta Provocator mirabilis (H. J. Finlay 1926) Gorgeous Heavy! Gem 107,9 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish color. Cream, pale yellowish/orange color aperture and thick lip with white over line. Has micro defects, slightly chipped protoconch and few nicks on the canal. Trawled at 500 m. East of Auckland's Islands, South East of South Isl. New Zealand 1994

Voluta Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener 1839) Gorgeous Dark! F+++ 173 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of mustard, yellowish, beige color background with attractive tones of brown, black and beige pattern, Yellowish, cream base, aperture and thick lip. Has a growth line near the lip and micro defects. Trawled in deep water. Off Eden, NSW. Australia 1970

Swiftopecten swiftii (Bernard 1858) Gorgeous Pinkish! Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful from unusual area. Upper valve tones of pinkish, purple and cream color with attractive knobs and nodulose ribs. Lower valve white, purplish and violet color with yellow umbo. Trawled at 3-500 m. Off Busan, China Sea, South Korea 1980

Talochlamys zelandiae (Gray 1843) Gorgeous Superb Orange! F+++/Gem 36,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, reddish and cream color attractive sculpture with spiny ribs. Taken at shallow water. Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Voluta Cymbiola moretonensis Bail & Limpus 1998 Gorgeous Large Spiny! F++ 61,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color and pale beige bands with blackish, brown, cream/white spots and marks, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. Cream,  pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and chipped rough lip. Taken by nets at 180 m. Off Cape Moreton, Qld. Australia 1975

Voluta Cymbiola sophia (Gray 1846) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++ 56,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color and pale beige marks, attractive perfect sharp spiny shoulder. Cream,  pale orange/beige aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken in sand bar at low tide. Torres St. Qld. Australia 1970

Voluta Cymbiola sophia (Gray 1846) Gorgeous Unique Color Spiny! F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/cream color with blackish, brown, spots and marks, attractive perfect sharp spiny shoulder with brown lines. Cream,  pale yellowish aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Trawled in deep water. Off Palm Islands Group, Qld. Australia 1956

Voluta Ternivoluta studeri (E. von Martens 1897) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 51,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with attractive yellowish/beige marks and axial lines, corded low body. White, beige aperture and lip. Trawled 50 fathoms. Moreton Bay, Qld. Australia 1980

Voluta Amoria zebra (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 39,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of dark yellow and cream color with attractive black, brown axial lines, black shoulder marks and top. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has little chipped canal terminal. Taken on sand at low tide. Seaforth Beach, Qld. Australia 1980

Voluta Amoria zebra golden form (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color. White, cream aperture and lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Pidgeon Isl. Clairview, Qld Australia 1980

Cochlorina intensior Pilsbry 1898 Gorgeous Large! Gem 35 mm. Very beautiful. White color with tones of brown blotches, marks and band with attractive sculpture. White color aperture with gray, bluish marks and white lip Taken on trees after rain in Tropical Rain Forest, North West Aracruz, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2000

Xenopoma aguayoi (Torre & Bartsch 1941) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++/Gem 14,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/beige color with attractive almost perfect spiral spines. Cream aperture and large lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on limestone rocky walls. Palmarito de Cauto, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2023

Laevichlamys lemniscata juvenile (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Yellow/Blackish! F+++/Gem 17,8 mm. Very beautiful rare color. Yellow and blackish color with attractive mauve/brown and white pattern, almost perfect lamellas and fine spines. Cebu 2008

Pleuroploca aurantiaca (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Shallow Water Form! F+++/Gem W/O 82,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and white color attractive pattern with blackish spiral lines and knobs. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and pale yellow lip with brown teeth. Has a small chip on the canal. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Mar Grande, Itaparica Isl. Bahia, Brazil 2022

Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Reddish! Gem 38,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of reddish and orange color with attractive cream, white, gray, black umbo, nodulose body and ribs. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978 

Flexopecten glaber (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large Yellow! F+++ 66,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and grayish color with nodulose body and large ribs. Inside yellow color. Has two worm holes on the lower valve. Dredged at 5-10 m. Kaloni Gulf,  Lesvos Isl. Greece 1982

Flexopecten glaber (Linne 1758) Outstanding Lemon/yellow! F+++/Gem 51 mm. Very beautiful special color. Upper valve lemon/yellow color with nodulose body and large ribs. Lower valve dark yellow color. Inside yellow color. Dredged at 10-15 m. Kaloni Gulf, Lesvos Isl. Greece 1982

Voluta Alcithoe arabica swainsoni Marwick 1926 Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, yellowish and white color with attractive brown, blackish and beige pattern. Cream/white color aperture and yellowish thick lip. Has chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. Codfish Isl. Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1981