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

Ancillista velesiana Iredale 1936 Outstanding! Large! F+++/Gem 83 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream, white, brown and beige color. Pale yellowish/cream aperture and thin lip. Trawled. Off Tin Can Bay, South Qld. Australia 1980

Tectarius pagodus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with blue, beige, brown spiral lines and bands, attractive sculpture with spiny and knobby cords. White and yellow base with knobby cords. White, yellow color ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Java Isl.  Indonesia 1980

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

Vasticardium vertebratum (Jonas 1844) Gorgeous Colorful Extra Large! F+++/Gem 63,9 mm. Very beautiful. Rose. cream and white color with soft grayish marks, attractive granulose and lamellate ribs. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Rowes Bay, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1980

Cypraea albuginosa Gray 1825 Gorgeous Light color Form! Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background, brown with cream ocellata densely spots. White base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken under rocks at 2-5 m. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 2000

Clanculus pharaonius (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem H 16 W 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. Deep red and  black, color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Rose base with black, white nodulose cords. Bluish/white, lilac color ribbed aperture and lip with black dots and fine teeth. Taken under stones and dead corals at low tide. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with orange, brown marks and pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Dived at 10-15 m. in coral rubble. Bohol, Philippines 1970

Bulla vernicosa Gould 1859 Outstanding Strange Species! F+++/Gem 27,1 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with beige, brown attractive pattern. White aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Hikkaduwa, North Galle, Sri Lanka 1984

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Bluish Migrant! F+++/Gem 21,8 mm. Very beautiful migrant introduced in the Caribbean. Bluish color background with attractive black, beige and brown sparsely spots. White color base and margins with black, brown, beige spots. Has a micro defect. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Boca Catalina, Aruba 2025

Murexsul mariae H. J. Finlay 1930 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem  24,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown and cream color spiral lines with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. White, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on rocks at low tide. Manukau Heads, West of Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Heavy Callosus! Gem 48 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Beige color background with grayish, beige, bluish soft marks and spots, attractive black and cream dorsal blotches. Cream, white and pale yellowish color base and callosus margins with gray, beige, brown spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024

Voluta Amoria dampieria C. S. Weaver 1960 Gorgeous! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream/white color with attractive dark brown axial lines. Yellowish/beige, white aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth defect and few nicks. Taken on muddy sand at low tide. Weld Id. off Orslow, Western Australia 1991

Semicassis undulatum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Canary Islands Form! F+++/Gem 58,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with beige, brown spiral marks and lines, large cords, nodulose shoulder and spires. Cream, white color granulose base, ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has two very small drill hole and a small growth mark on the spires. Taken by nets. La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain 1971

Cominella maculosa (Martyn 1784) Outstanding Large! F+++ W/O 43 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color with black, brown and blue marks. Yellow aperture with black marks and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mt. Maunganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1994

Cypraea cervus (Linne 1771) Gorgeous! F+++ 94,6 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Chocolate/brown color background with amazing cream, bluish/white clear spots and grayish mantle line. Margins and base tones of dark beige and blue/black color with bluish/white, cream spots, blue aperture and brown teeth. Has a healed slightly growth marks on the labial side and small nicks on the anterior terminal ridges doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Florida 1974

Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Yellow Baby! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow color with attractive spiny ribs and fine nodulose body. Trawled. Off Taiwan, south China Sea 1960