Cymatium ranzani (Bianconi 1851) Gorgeous Extra Large! F+++ W/O 200 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, yellowish, brown, cream and white color bands wit attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white and black marked varices. Amazing black, cream, white, bluish, orange base, mature ribbed aperture and large knobby lip with periostracum. Has a damaged knob on the spires and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 15-20 m. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025

Murex Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker 1897) Gorgeous Curious Small! Gem 24,6 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 20 fathoms. Off Siesta Key, Sarasota, West Florida 1970

Buccinulum linea (Martyn 1784) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem W/O 33,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive black, beige and brown bands. White ribbed aperture and lip with black marks. Has few micro defects. Taken on rocks at low tide. Takapuna Beach, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1983

Tutufa oyamai (Habe 1973) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 69,4 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Australia. Cream, beige and white color, attractive sculpture with spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Amazing white ribbed aperture and knobby lip. Has a chip on outer lip. Trawled. Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1973

Cypraea camelopardalis Perry 1811 Outstanding Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  45,2 mm. Very beautiful. Light beige color with clear cream/white spots, some are relief over the terminal. White base and callosus margins. Has few slightly irregularities. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, North Red Sea, Israel 1990

Euchelus atratus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish and beige color with attractive blackish and cream nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with black dots and fine teeth. Gas a chip. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Erakor Lagoon, Port Vila, Efate Isl. Vanuatu 1995

Cypraea goodalli (J. E. Gray 1832) Gorgeous Large Superb! Gem 11 mm. Very beautiful. White color background with orange/beige, brown marks. White color margins and base. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mahini Isl. Tuamotu, French Polynesia 1995

Oliva tigrina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive tones of  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip with black spots. Has slightly chipped protoconch and two irregularities. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Diego Suarez Isl. Madagascar 2016

Chama lazarus Linne 1758 Gorgeous Baby Orange! F+++/Gem 44 mm. including the spines. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color with dark purple marks and attractive almost perfect spines. Dived at 15-20 m. Racha Isl. Andaman Sea, Thailand 1977

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Elongate! Gem 31 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea diluculum virginalis Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Exceptional! Gem 22,2 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive brown pattern. Exceptional pure white color margins and base with bluish soft pattern. Taken on coral reef at 1-3 m. Pemba (ex-Porto Amelia), North Mozambique 1990

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

Murex Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry 1921) Gorgeous Flat Spines Large! F+++/Gem W/O 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with amazing perfect large flat frilly lip spines. White callosus base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dived at 6-10 m. on rock reef. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

Dicathais orbita (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded! F+++ W/O  65,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with bluish/gray bands and attractive nodulose body and large cords. White, bluish, beige, brown ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken on rocks east low tide. McLeod Bay, Whangarei, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Murex Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis 1964) Gorgeous Spiny Superb! Gem 48,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown spiral lines, attractive knobby cords and perfect long spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken by nets on sponge beds at 50-60 m. Off Goajira Peninsula, Colombia 1988

Haploptychius fischeri (Morlet 1886) Gorgeous Fabulous Shape! F+++/Gem 12 mm. Very beautiful. Translucid cream color and attractive sculpture with fine ribs. White aperture and lip with tooth. Taken on leaf litter. Phnom Chhngauk, Kampot, Cambodia 2019

Distorsio smithi (Von Maltzan 1884) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 56 mm. Very beautiful from unusual locality. White, yellowish/beige and cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, beige color base, aperture and lip with teeth. Has very small worm drills and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-40 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2025

Melongena corona (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Colorful Spiny Shoulder! Gem 83,6 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, beige, cream blackish color, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords, perfect spiny and lamellate shoulder and low body spines. White, pale bluish. brawn aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on soft muddy sand at extreme low tide. Marco Isl. Florida 1987

Murex Siratus formosus (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 64,5 mm. Very beautiful looks between tenuivaricosus and springeri. White color with pale yellowish/beige soft marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, very long perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken by nets at 30-40 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1994