Neothais marginatra (Blainville 1832) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 20,2 mm. Very beautiful. Black and white color bands with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. Bluish, beige aperture and white knobby lip with back marks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Rocky Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 1975

Oliva parkinsoni Prior 1975 Gorgeous Dark Superb! Gem 21,5 mm. Very beautiful dark special from!. Cream color background with attractive brown pattern, cream shoulder with brown axial lines. White, yellowish/cream base, aperture, lip and canal. Dived 20 m. in coarse coral sand. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1974

Septaria porcellana (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O H 8 W 20,7 mm. Very beautiful and colorful. Black color with attractive dark yellowish pattern. Inside blue and white color. Has few erosions defects and few nicks. Taken on rocks and walls in small river near dam. West Okinawa, Japan 2006

Murex Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++ 45 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect spines and pale pink top. White, pale lilac color mature ribbed aperture, lip with teeth and lilac canal. Has slightly chipped protoconch and few small spines on the spires. Philippines 2002

Sinistrofulgur contrarium (Conrad 1840) Gorgeous Small! F+++ W/O 76,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern with perfect shoulder spines and nodulose cords. White, cream, brown, blackish ribbed aperture, lip with fine teeth and canal. Has a slightly growth mark on the side. Taken in muddy sand with grass at low tide. Sanibel Isl. Florida 1964

Agaronia griseoalba Von Martens 1897 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with blue axial marks and dots, gray and cream over the canal. Blue, white, brown, yellowish base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Las Lajas, Chiriqui, West Panama 1990

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

Murex Hexaplex saharicus (Locard 1897) Gorgeous Orange! F++ 51 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with attractive nodulose cords and spines. White, cream, yellow aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and few chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Haliotis spadicea Donovan 1808 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 60,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and blackish color with white marks, rose top and attractive sculpture. Inside iridescent bluish and red color on the top. Taken on rocks at low tide. Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1998

Oliva volvaroides Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Unusual! Gem 21,1 mm. Very beautiful, unusual specimen from unusual area. Not sure about ID. Tones of orange and cream color background with few beige soft marks. Cream, white aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Korere Village, off Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea 1980

Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter 1893 Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 37,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, gray and beige color attractive pattern and sculpture with granulose, fine nodulose cords and spiny margin. Inside blue color with black marks. Taken on rocks at low tide. Motutara, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1972

Vittina waigiensis (Lesson 1831) Gorgeous Red/Black!F+++ 17,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Red, lilac and black color bands with attractive white pattern and cream apex, Cream, white base, aperture and lip. Has a thin rough lip. Taken in fresh water river near the sea. Camiguin Isl. Mindanao 2008

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 vestitum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous With Periostracum!F+++/Gem 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish color periostracum with multicolor bands, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, black, brown, beige knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The apex  is chipped. Dredged at 20-25 m. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1996

Ancilla castanea (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Dark Brown! F+++/Gem 24,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown color with gray axial lines and cream/white top. White, cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the base. Taken in sand in shallow water. Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Oman 1980

Oliva brettinghami Bridgman 1909 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17 mm. Very beautiful . Cream color background with attractive beige and brown zigzag pattern. White, pale bluish, blackish aperture, cream lip with beige dots. Taken in sand at shallow water. Broome, Kimberley Region, Western Australia 1980

Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw 1909 Gorgeous Extra Large! Gem 37,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive beige marks. Callosus cream/white color margins and base. Dived at 20 m. under rocks. False Bay area, Cape Province, South Africa 1990

Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 60,3 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Yellowish/beige color with attractive black bands and sculpture with knobby shoulder. Yellowish ribbed aperture and lip with blackish marks and fine teeth. Taken on shallow water. Honiara, Solomon Islands 1980