Xymene plebeius (F. W. Hutton 1873) Outstanding Superb! Gem 11 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown bands and attractive granulose large cords. Body color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on mussels beds at low tide. Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand 1982

Voluta Odontocymbiola americana (Reeve 1856) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem 46,4 mm. Very beautiful exceptional color and patterns. Cream and beige color with attractive knobby shoulder, brown pattern and black marks. Cream, grayish, pale beige aperture and lip. Has nicks. Trawled at 40-50 m. Off Praia das Neves, South Espirito Santo, Brazil 2024

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Formerly Cymatium tranquebaricum. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive blackish, beige, brown, bluish knobby and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and thin lip. The protoconch is chipped. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Conus victoriae Reeve 1843 Gorgeous Large! F+++ 54,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and blue color with yellowish/beige over line pattern and orange, black marks. Bluish, white aperture and lip with beige dots and fine teeth. Has two growth lines, micro defects and few nicks. Taken under rocks at extreme low tide. Karratha, Western Australia 1991

Murex Hexaplex princeps (Broderip 1833) Gorgeous! F+++ 68 mm. Very beautiful. White color with black, brown, beige bands, marks and spiral lines, attractive large spines. White ribbed aperture and black lip with teeth. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Jaco Beach, Puntarenas, West Costa Rica 1980

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

Conus vexillum Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 76,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, brown, yellow, black and white color with white band and attractive pattern. Bluish/white aperture and pale beige lip Has few micro defects. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Volachlamys tranquebarica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black, brown, beige pattern and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Caught by fishing nets at 150-200 feet on sandy mud bottom. Palau Tikus, Penang, West Malaysia 1973

Murex Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 37 mm. The correct ID is Chicomurex ritae Houart 2013 Very beautiful special color. Bright orange color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, perfect spiny and lamellate varices. White, lilac mature ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006

Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 28,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and bluish/white color with few pale beige soft marks. Brown, black white base, aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark and few nicks. Taken in trails in white sand at low tide. Erakor Isl. Port Vila, Vanuatu 1993

Conus textile Gorgeous Corded! F+++/Gem 60,2 mm. Very beautiful unusual corded species. Yellowish/orange color with black axial streaks marks, attractive white with black, brown over line pattern and fine cords. White aperture and lip with black lines and fine teeth. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Achatina achatina (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F++ 124 mm. Very beautiful special Ghana form. Tones of brown, black, beige, yellowish and white color attractive pattern and pale pink top. Tones of blue, white, brown color aperture, reddish/rose columella and lip. Has slightly growth marks, small defects and thin rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty.  Taken in bush area. Near Adum Banso, Mpohor District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus Pilsbry 1912 Gorgeous Unusual Color! F+++ 45,4 mm. Very beautiful unusual color form from Pinecrest area. Pale yellow and white color attractive bands with brown, beige marks. White, rose, cream base, aperture and lip. Has one slightly growth mark and line, chipped apex and slightly rough lip. Taken on hardwood trees. Pinecrest Hammock, Big Cypress Swamp, Everglades, Florida 1949

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Cream/Brown! Gem W/O 67 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with beige dots and teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Oliva incrassata (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 60,4 mm. Very beautiful and very heavy. Blue and cream color background with blue, black, brown, gray marks and dots. Cream, white base, aperture and lip with blackish, brown marks. Taken in or on sand at extreme low tide. San Felipe, Baja California, West Mexico 2003

Chione cancellata (Linne 1767) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 22 W 24 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale grayish color with attractive body sculpture and almost perfect granulose cords. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Indian River, West Antigua 1981

Trachypollia turricula (Maltzan 1884) Outstanding! Gem 16,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with attractive black knobby cords. Brown, beige, cream ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled by lobster boats at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2016

Conus miles freak Linne 1758 Outstanding! F++/F+++ 38,5 mm. Very beautiful freak, heavy with inflated spires. White, blue and olive color with attractive orange/brick filamentous axial lines, brown band and black canal. The lip is filed. Palawan 2004

Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous! F+++ 70,4 mm. Smooth specimen! identified as guinaica, but I assume it is just a smooth form. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream mature lip with black marks, pale yellowish/orange, cream, bluish base and aperture. Has few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in turtle grass/sand in shallow water. Amuay Bay, Peninsula Paraguana, Venezuela 1997