Ficus ficus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 85,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish/beige and white color with attractive orange/brown marks and dots, fine nodulose sculpture and cords. Cream/white, yellowish/beige aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the lip side of low body, few micro defects, a chip on the the lip and on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Cape Moreton, Southern Qld. Australia 1990's

Laevichlamys superficialis (Forsskal 1775) Gorgeous Superb Dark! Gem 47 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige, reddish and tones of brown color attractive pattern with nodulose body and ribs with white lamellas. Dived under coral slabs. Dahab, North Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea 1980

Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Exceptional Zigzag Pattern! F+++ W/O 35,1 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with attractive brown and beige zigzag pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thin lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip and a chip on the canal. Collected from my daughter Vicky by snorkeling at 4-5 m. on sand. Angistri Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece August...

Cypraea tigris dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Heavy! Gem 57,3 mm. Very beautiful, special color and heavy. Cream/white colors background with attractive black, blue, orange densely spots and marks, yellow mantle line. Callosus white margins and base with bluish, gray, black spots and pale grayish basal blotch. Self collected among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Acanthocardia tuberculata Albinistic (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem H 39 W 40 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale bluish color with attractive sculpture and knobby side ribs. Taken in sand at 4-5 m.. Aegina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 2005

Murex Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Large Rare Superb! Gem 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, white and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, yellowish apex. White, beige, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in deep water. Off Belize, Central America 1988

Cypraea ocellata Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, beige/cream color margins and base with blackish, beige and pale grayish spots. Taken under slabs at low tide. Negombo Reef, West coast Sri Lanka 1980

Cypraea erythraeensis dwarf Sowerby 1837 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 14,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of blue color background with attractive beige, tones of brown  blotches and dots. Cream, bluish/white base and margins with brown, beige spots and strong teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Khor Ambato, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Murex Pterynotus tripterus (Born 1778) Gorgeous Large Local Form! F+++/Gem W/O 48 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, perfect lamellate wings. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with spiny teeth. Taken on coral reef at 1-2 m. Palikulo Bay, Espirito Santo Isl. Vanuatu 1995

Conus mauricioi Coltro 2004 Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++ 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with attractive white, pale brown band, shoulder and spires. Pale orange aperture and lip. Has two healed growth defects on the side, Dived at 20-30 m. in coral sand. Off North Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 1997

Conus regius Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Extra large High Spire! F+++/Gem 57 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream and white color with attractive tones of brown, blackish, blue marks and dots, knobby shoulder and granulose cords. White aperture and lip with  brown dots and teeth. Dived at 20-30 m. in coral reef. Off Alcobaca, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2019

Dianthiphos bernardoi (Costa & R. S. Gomes 1998) Gorgeous Huge! Gem 16,9 mm. Very beautiful quite uncommon nowadays. Brown color with cream/white marks attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Taken in coral pieces brought by lobster traps from 60-70 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2018

Tellina cumingii Hanley 1844 Gorgeous! Gem H 19 W 40 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Cream color with attractive tones of gray marks, fine nodulose cords and lamellate side. Dredged at 80-100 feet on mud. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 1995

Atrina vexillum (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++ 179,3 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown and cream color with attractive spines. Taken in muddy sand by snorkel. Fulanga Isl. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982