Euthymella pyramidalis (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color and attractive sculpture with cream/white knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. Cream color aperture and lip. Has chipped protoconch. Dredged on rubble and broken coral bottom at 100-120 m. Off Amami Isl. Southern Japan 1990

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Mafia Isl. Southern Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 2002

Pisania striata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 20,9 mm. Very beautiful. White and brown color attractive pattern and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and fine teeth. Taken under rocks at low tide. Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands 1975

Cypraea caurica quinquefasciata Roding 1798 Gorgeous! Gem 34,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with beige, brown marks and dots. White, cream base and margins with large black and soft blue spots. Taken under rocks at 2-3 m. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, north Red Sea, Israel 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

Chione elevata (Say 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem H 30 W 35,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and few spiny cords. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray 1824 Outstanding Elongate! Gem 23,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with beige dots and black terminal marks. Cream, white color margins and base with strong teeth. Taken under rocks. Malolo Lailai Isl. Mamanuca Islands, Fiji 1991

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 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

Siphonalia cassidariaeformis (Reeve 1843) Gorgeous Cream! F+++/Gem W/O 49,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with attractive granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch and the canal terminal are slightly chipped. Trawled. Honshu, Japan 1970

Cypraea scurra occidua dwarf C. P. Meyer & Lorenz 2017 Gorgeous Extended apex! F+++/Gem 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dark beige color background with attractive brown over line cream ocellata spots and mantle line. Cream/beige color base and margins with blackish spots and brown teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks at low tide in the reef. Nacala Bay, Mozambique, East Africa 2012

Mimachlamys asperulata (Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous Orange! Gem 34 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, white and cream color with attractive spiny ribs and fine nodulose body. Trawled at 20 m. Off Kii Peninsula, Mie Pref. Japan 1980

Cypraea histrio (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Humped! Gem 51 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color background with attractive brown over lined pale bluish, cream and white large spots, pale bluish mantle line and humped dorsum. Cream/white, blue color base and callosus margins with large black spots and brown teeth. From my personal collection. Taken under coral in shallow water. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1973

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Cypraea nebrites (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Small form!F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and brown color background with cream/white clear spots and mantle line. Callosus cream color margins and base with black marginal blotches, brown, black, beige spots and basal lines. Found under dead corals at shallow water. Somalia 2010

Glycymeris longior (G. B. Sowerby I 1833) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem H 30 W 30 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellow, cream, brown and beige color rays. Trawled at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2000

Lindapecten muscosus (Wood 1828) Gorgeous Light color! F+++/Gem 41,9 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from Mexico. Pale beige, cream and pale yellowish color with attractive fine nodulose body and spiny ribs. Trawled at 15 fms. North Cape Francisco, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 1975

Cellana ornata (Dillwyn 1791) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem H 8,2 W 25 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum yellowish, bluish, cream and black color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose ribs. Amazing dorsum color nodulose inside and perfect lip. Taken on rocks at low tide. Tindals Bay, Whanga Paraoa, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Purpura bufo Lamarck 1822 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem W/O 60 mm. Very beautiful and heavy, from rare locality. Blackish, brown, gray color spiral lines with yellowish/cream marks and attractive spiral knobs and fine nodulose cords. Amazing white, pale yellow, pale blue base, aperture and ribbed lip with black marks and cream teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Durban Harbor, Natal, South Africa 1980