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

Cypraea lurida dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Lilliput! F+++ 26,8 mm. Very beautiful little jewel. Beige color with cream bands. Cream color margins and base, orange canals and terminals with black blotches. Has slightly erosion on the base. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From my personal collection. From Greek trawler. Unknown locality 1973

Cypraea globulus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow/orange! Gem 17,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow/orange color with pale mauve soft spots. Yellow/orange margins and base with mauve spots. From my personal collection. Erakor Isl. Port Vila, Efate Vanuatu 1974

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 mappa dwarf Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 58,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive brown pattern and clear cream mantle line and spots. Cream/white color base and margins with brown, beige spots and cream, pale yellowish teeth. Has a nick on the anterior columellar terminal ridge. Taken under coral slabs. Palawan Isl. Philippines 2000

Cypraea coxeni Cox 1873 Gorgeous Superb Large! Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful Munda Isl. form. Cream/white color background with attractive blackish and brown marks. Callosus cream/white margin and base with strong teeth. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Kokenggolo, Munda Isl. Solomon's Islands 1940

Oliva parkinsoni Prior 1975 Gorgeous Dark Superb! Gem 21,5 mm. Very beautiful dark special from!. Cream color background with attractive brown pattern, cream shoulder with brown axial lines. White, yellowish/cream base, aperture, lip and canal. Dived 20 m. in coarse coral sand. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1974

Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn 1817 Outstanding! Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful,. Yellowish/beige color with cream/white clear spots, grayish mantle line and black terminals marks. Callosus margins bluish/white color almost till the dorsum, White base and nodulose margins, orange terminals. Phuket Isl. Thailand 1974

Scurria mesoleuca (Menke 1851) Outstanding Elongated Rare! F+++/Gem H 4 W 22,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum blackish and cream color attractive pattern and fine cords. Amazing interior iridescent white, gray, blue color and yellow. black lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on rocks near the crossing point at low tide. La Paz area, Baja Sur, West Mexico 1967

Cypraea labrolineata dwarf (Gaskoin 1849) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 12,5 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Grayish/beige color background with clear cream/white spots, blue large mantle line and brown terminal marks. White, pale blue base and margins with brown spots. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

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

Cellana radians (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Unusual Flat! F+++/Gem H 7,7 W 34 mm. Very beautiful,. Dorsum white, bluish, dark brown and blackish color attractive pattern, granulose ribs and sculpture. Amazing interior yellow and body iridescent color. Has few micro defects. Taken on exposed rocks at low tide. Okupu, Great Barrie Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1958

Cypraea cylindrica lenella Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Bluish! Gem 32,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of bluish color background with beige marks and dots, black, brown terminal marks. White, pale blue color base and margins with brown mark and spots. From my personal collection. Rocky reef under stone at low tide. Seaforth, Mackay, West Australia 1972

Ranularia oboesa (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, blackish, beige marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip. Taken by nets at 10-15 m. Off Chennai (Madras), India 1980

Cypraea vitellus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 36,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum beige and brown color soft bands with attractive bluish/white clear some relief spots. Callosus margins and base cream, white color with thin grayish lines and cream/white soft spots. Has two very small bites. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Strombus gracilior G. B. Sowerby I 1825 Gorgeous Yellow! F+++ 77,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Pale yellow color with white bands, attractive white knobby spires shoulder. Orange base, white aperture, thick orange lip and bluish/gray canal. Has few micro defects, few nicks and a small chip on the canal. Taken in sand flats at low tide. La Paz Bay, Baja Sur, West Mexico 1956

Astralium pileolum (Reeve 1842) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O H 24,5 W 39 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive sculpture and frilly shoulder. Cream base with lamellate cords. Bluish/white iridescent base, aperture and lip, fabulous dark operculum. Has few micro defects. Found on  reef at low tide under rocks. Dixon Isl. Dampier, North West Australia 2018

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

Strombus pugilis dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 69,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange color body and cream, white corded early whorls with attractive very large perfect white shoulder spines. Amazing red, orange, white base, ribbed aperture and grayish/beige lip with blackish canal. Has little chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Biscayne Key, Miami, Florida 1978