Xenotrophon euschema (Iredale 1929) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful and extremely rare. Cream and beige color with attractive perfect spiny cords and ribs. Cream ribbed mature aperture and lip. Has a chipped the side of the canal. Trawled at 160 m. Off Mooloolabah, Southern Qld. Australia 2017

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

Ergalatax martensi (Schepman 1892) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose body cords and large black knobs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Moucha Isl. Iles de Pres, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Gyrineum perca (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 55,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale yellow color with attractive knobby ribs and fine cords. perfect spiny and corded wings. White mature aperture and thick lip with teeth. Trawled on deep water. Off Tosa Bay, Japan 1983

Bedeva paivae (Crosse 1864) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive knobby spires and fine cords. Yellow, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on dead bivalves at extreme low tide. Taylors Beach, Hinchinbrook Shire, Qld. Australia 1989

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

Pholas dactylus Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W 64 mm. Very beautiful. White color, attractive sculpture with spiny cords and perfect spiny lips. Has few micro defects. Taken alive in mud bottom. Eretria, South Evoicos Gulf, Greece 2010

Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Outstanding!Gem H 7,8 W 12 mm. Very beautiful. White and grayish among the cords, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and cords. White and grayish color ribbed inside and lip with fine teeth. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Murex Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg 1927) Gorgeous Superb Long Spines!F+++/Gem W/O 75 mm. Very beautiful. White and yellow color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect long spines. White mature ribbed aperture and cream lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the dorsum and nicks on the side of the canal. Taken by lobster nets at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2023

Rapana rapiformis (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 66,2 mm. Very beautiful rare Australian specimen. Tones of beige, gray, bluish and cream color with attractive spiral spines and fine nodulose cords. Cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects, a chip, few nicks and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled in shallow water. Tin Can Bay, Qld. Australia 1988

Amphidromus anhdaoorum Thach 2017 Gorgeous Sinistral Unique! F+++ 33,8 mm. Very beautiful, rare recently named unique species. Yellow and tones of blue color attractive pattern with pale beige soft marks on the top. Black, white color aperture and black, deep lilac lip. Has a growth mark on the dorsum. Taken on trees in Monsoon forests. Krong Bong District,  Dak Lak, Central Vietnam 2018

Cymatium parthenopeum americanum var. (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous North Brazil Form! F+++/Gem W/O 71,4 mm. Small but very beautiful. Beige, tones of yellowish and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, cream, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a small drill mark. Taken in rock sides at extreme low tide. Tutoia, Maranhao, Brazil 2019

Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous Unusual Shape Large! F+++/Gem 108.7 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Tones of beige, pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords. White, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a slightly growth mark on the side. Trawled 40-60 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2023

Cypraea turdus winckworthi Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Extra Large Callosus! F+++/Gem 45,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color background with attractive brown spots. Callosus white color base and margins with gray spots. Has two micro defects. Taken under stones at low tide. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025