Aporrhais pespelecani (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Spines Superb! Gem 45,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color, attractive sculpture with knobby and. nodulose cords. White color callosus base, aperture and lip with large strong perfect spines and the canal. Trawled at 40-60 m. Off Sounion, south Athens, Aegean Sea, Greece 2000

Glycymeris nummaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem H 33 W 37 mm. Very beautiful. Gray, cream, brown and beige color attractive pattern, fine cords and ribs. Taken in sand. Salamina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 1999

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Double Pattern Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with soft pale beige dots, then till labial margin typical brown, beige, cream, white pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with yellowish basal blotch and reddish lip among the white teeth. Has few slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Gree...

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Heavy! Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color background with black large spots and blue, grayish small spots and marks. Callosus white color margins and base with black, gray and brown spots, red among white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Oliva parkinsoni Prior 1975 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Islands form! Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful rare Solomon islands form!. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive orange pattern, cream shoulder with brown axial lines. White, cream, pale yellow base, aperture, lip and canal. Dived night at 90 feet in coral sand. Anuha Isl. Florida Group, Solomon Islands 1996

Oliva leonardhilli Petuch & Sargent 1986 Gorgeous Elongated! Gem 23,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige, gray soft pattern. Cream/white base, aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand at extreme low tide. Pemba, North Mozambique 1990

Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach 1964 Outstanding Rare! F+++/Gem 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. White body and cream color over the canal. Bluish/white base with callus, aperture, thin lip and cream canal. Has a nick. Taken on sand at low tide. La Coronilla, North La Paloma, Uruguay 1978

Mactra maculata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 44 W 54,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, cream color with attractive yellowish/beige and brown pattern. Taken in sand flats at low tide. Waicucu Beach, Labuan Bajo, Flores Isl. Indonesia 2009

Murex Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson 1831) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 95,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive short spines. Amazing rose and white color base, mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects, nicks on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled. Conception Bay, Baja California, West Mexico 1970

Murex Siratus consuela (A. H. Verrill 1950) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 39,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, cream color with few beige marks, attractive knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a small drill hole on the spires. Taken by lobster traps on sand coral and briozoaria bottom at 40-45 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2003

Murex troscheli Lischke 1868 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 136 mm. Very beautiful. White body and pale yellowish, beige color siphon with attractive brown spiral lines, nodulose cords and perfect very long spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled. Minabe, Wakayana Pref., Japan 1990

Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot 1854) Outstanding Extremely Rare! Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, white body and grayish/brown color top with attractive sculpture and large granulose cords. Brown, beige, white aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on rocks at low tide. Ringaringa Beach, Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1996

Mimachlamys crassicostata (Sowerby 1842) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern and sculpture with lamellate ribs. Trawled at 10-15 m. Sea of Japan 1987

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Yellowish!Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish and cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown densely spots. White color base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010

Babylonia valentiana Swainson 1822 Gorgeous Giant Heavy! F++/F+++ 68,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with attractive bluish, mauve, beige, gray, brick and brown pattern. Body color and white base, aperture and lip. Has two growth marks, few micro defects and a chip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Hafun, Somalia 1990

Capulus otohimeae (Habe 1946) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish marks and attractive sculpture. White aperture and pale yellowish lip. Taken attached on dead trawled shells at 100 m. Iriomote Isl. Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan 1980

Ricinella rubusidaeus (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Yellow! F++/F+++ 36 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive spiral spines and sculpture. Lilac, yellow knobby aperture and lip. Has worm marks and small defects. Taken on rocks at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1998