Cymatium pyrum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange and beige color with white varices marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, orange knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on coral reef at shallow water. Toliara area, Madagascar 2010

Calliostoma conulus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F++/F+++ 15,9 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Light yellow/orange color with white shoulder line. Bluish/white iridescent color aperture and lip Has two small growth defects on the spires, a drill on the top and lip is little chipped. From fishing nets. Saronicos gulf, Greece 1999

Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes 1832 Gorgeous! Gem 18,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black bands, attractive knobby cords and pale grayish, white nodulose base. White color aperture with black marks and lip with teeth. Self collected on rocks at shallow water. Panagsama Beach, Maolboal, Cebu 2000

Cancellaria reticulata (Linne 1767) Gorgeous! Gem 33,6 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, yellowish/beige color with amazing granulose cords. White, cream aperture with strong ribs and beige lip. Taken on sand after storm. Sanibel Isl. Florida 1970

Oliva flammulata (Lamarck 1810) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 25,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with attractive pale beige and brown soft pattern. Cream, white base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at low tide. Senegal, West Africa 1982

Calliostoma jucundum (Gould 1849) Gorgeous High Spire! F+++/Gem W/O 12,3 mm. Very beautiful, southern Argentina form. Beige color with brown, cream dots, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords. Cream iridescent color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under rocks at extreme low tide. San Antonia Oeste, Rio Negro, Argentina 2003

Cantharus gemmatus (Reeve 1846) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 30,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, cream 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 10-20 feet in dead coral. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2009

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

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

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

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