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

Cymatium parthenopeum echo Kuroda & Habe 1961 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful Japanese subspecies. Yellowish, cream beige color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white apex. Pale yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and white teeth. Has slightly chipped canal. Trawled at 5-10 fms. Minabe, Wakayana, Hinshu, Japan 1980

Anachis varia (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful!F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, yellowish, grayish, cream, white and beige color with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and pale beige lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Venado Beach, West Panama 1980

Oliva bulbiformis Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Multicolor!F+++/Gem 25,9 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Pale bluish, white base with orange marks, aperture and lip with brown dots. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a nick on the canal. Taken in sand in shallow water. Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao Isl. Philippines 1972

Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Outstanding!Gem H 7,8 W 12 mm. Very beautiful. White and grayish among the cords, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and cords. White and grayish color ribbed inside and lip with fine teeth. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Rhinoclavis gemmatum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is lightly chipped. Dredged in sand and rubble at 30-50 feet. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992