Murex Pterynotus pellucidus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++ 33 mm. Very beautiful. White color with spiny cords and almost perfect wings. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a drill hole on the spires. Sogod, North Cebu 2006

Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige color with white spiral line, attractive knobby large and fine nodulose cords, white top. Bluish/white knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Punta Negra, Departamento de Lima, Peru 2009

Dianthiphos bernardoi (Costa & R. S. Gomes 1998) Gorgeous Large! Gem 15,8 mm. Very beautiful quite uncommon nowadays. Brown color with cream/white marks attractive nodulose cords and ribs. White ribbed aperture with brown marks and lip with fine teeth. Taken in coral pieces brought by lobster traps from 60-70 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2019

Murex Chicoreus gloriosus (Shikama 1977) Gorgeous Banded White/Orange! Gem 45,1 mm. Previously known as venustulus which occurs in the Marquesas, see Houart, Moe & Chen, 2015 the Nautilus 131 Very beautiful special color. White color with orange bands, attractive knobby, nodulose and lamellate cords, perfect spines and rose top. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Harpa doris juvenile Roding 1798 Gorgeous Baby!F+++/Gem 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige pattern and reddish/orange large marks. Ribs with cream, beige, brown, blackish marks and lines. Bluish/white, pale pink aperture with gray marks and thin lip. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978

Astralium pileolum (Reeve 1842) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O H 24,5 W 39 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive sculpture and frilly shoulder. Cream base with lamellate cords. Bluish/white iridescent base, aperture and lip, fabulous dark operculum. Has few micro defects. Found on  reef at low tide under rocks. Dixon Isl. Dampier, North West Australia 2018

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

Cymatium parthenopeum juvenile (von Salis 1793) Outstanding! F++ 79,3 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large and thin nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thin immature lip with beige marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

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 angelicae dwarf Clover 1974 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 19,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white, beige and light brown color attractive pattern. White callosus margins and base with pale yellow columellar teeth. Trawled at 30 fathoms. Off Libreville, Gabon 1990

Cymatium testudinarium (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, orange and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords White, brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken by tangle nets at 70-80 m. Panglao Isl. Bohol 1987

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color compressed dorsum with bright orange intense ring. Hyper callosus cream/white color margins and base. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at 1 m. Downtown Huahine, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 2015

Cypraea carneola dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue Ring! F+++/Gem 27,3 mm. Very beautiful. Orange/beige and cream color banded dorsum with blue ring and grayish sides with cream dots. Cream margins and base with  lavender lop with cream teeth. Has a micro defect. Self collected under dead coral at shallow water. Malonao Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 66,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and white color bands with black, beige spiral lines. Cream/white, orange aperture and lip with black marks. Has a small slightly growth scar on the spires. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006

Oliva dactyliola Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Large! Gem 35,7 mm. Very beautiful strange population from Lau group . Dark yellow color background with attractive gray and black pattern. White, pale bluish, cream aperture and lip with black marks. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. by snorkel. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982