Cypraea bistrinotata samarensis Lorenz 2014 Gorgeous Globose Superb!Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color background with attractive nodules over the dorsum, tones of brown blotches and soft dots. Yellowish, cream margins and base with brown basal blotches. Taken on urchin bed at low tide. Borongan, Samar, Philippines 1982

Cominella nassoides (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, grayish and cream color, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on muddy bottom at low tide. Vaila Voe, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum dark and light bands with yellowish, brown, beige, gray and cream color pattern. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Ovula ovum (Linne 1758) Outstanding Unusual! Gem 77,1 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white color with unusual yellowish mark on the columellar side. White relief margin and base, deep orange, gray and black aperture. Self collected on soft corals at 3-4 m. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Ovula Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams 1854) Outstanding Reddish! Gem 9,5 mm. Very beautiful. Deep reddish color with fine cords. Pink margin and lip with fine teeth and orange terminals. Bohol 2006

Ovula Phenacovolva nectarea cf. Iredale 1930 Outstanding Rose! Gem 26,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. Rose color with white central band, yellowish and orange terminals. Orange base, rose, white aperture and canals, white, cream thick margin and lip. Masbate Isl. 2007

Marinula filholi F. W. Hutton 1878 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 11 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color body and yellowish/cream top. Amazing bluish/white, pale yellow aperture with large teeth and lip. Has a chip. Taken at low tide. Takapuna Reef Beach, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1981

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Melanistic! F++/F+++ 66 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum melanistic and the sides cream, yellow color background with black spots. White margins and base with brown, bluish, black spots. Has sand grains on the dorsum. Found among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Murex Hexaplex trunculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 72 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, grayish, beige, and brown color bands with attractive shoulder knobs, fine nodulose cords and spiral knobs. White, beige, brown mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth, brown, beige marks. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Hard to find in so good quality and clean. Self collected on sand and rocks at 4-6 m. Voula Bay, Saronicos...

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow and cream color. White, yellow color aperture and thick lip. Taken on reef flat. Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1990

Conus capitaneus Linne 1758 Outstanding Unusual Pattern! F+++/Gem 59,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and beige color with white band and attractive sparsely black marks and densely black marks on the lip side, black, dark brown and white flat spires. Bluish, white aperture and yellowish lip. Has few micro defects. Self collected at 2-3 m. under dead coral. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Strombus latus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 98,4 mm. Very beautiful glossy and heavy. Tones of brown color with attractive white pattern and sculpture with large spiral knobs. White, pale beige aperture and grayish thick lip. Has chipped apex and a chip on the canal. Taken by nets at 20-30 m. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana 2024

Cyphoma intermedium (Sowerby 1828) Gorgeous! Gem 21,2 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with white relief central band. Cream, pale yellowish margin and base. Dredged at 90-100 m. Off Arraial dos Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Grayish, cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria 1980

Conus exiguus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Rare Dark! F+++ 24,3 mm. Very beautiful and rare. Dark brown color with attractive white marks, knobby shoulder and white top. Blue, beige, white aperture and lip. Has two growth marks and a chip. Taken on sheltered reef flat with live coral in shallow water. Touho, East New Caledonia 1980