Gemophos viverratoides (d'Orbigny 1840) Gorgeous Blue! F+++/Gem W/O 36,5 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, white and cream color with beige marks, black spiral lines and fine cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken among rocks and sand at low tide. Almadies, Dakar, Senegal 1990's

Burnupena pubescens (Kuster 1858) Outstanding! F++ W/O 38,4 mm. Very beautiful special color, uncommon. Peach color with attractive brown, black, white pattern fine cords. White, pale peach, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few small slightly growth defects, erosions on early whorls and a drill on the apex doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mouth Bay, East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 1990

Metula cumingii A. Adams 1853 Outstanding! F+++ 33,8 mm. Very beautiful. Caramel, yellowish/beige and cream color with attractive sculpture. Beige, cream, blue ribbed aperture and cream/white lip with teeth. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled by nets at 20-50 m. Off Luanda, Angola 2010

Cypraea testudinaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Glossy! Gem 112 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive dark black, brown blotches, spots and white dots. Beige, grayish, brown color base and margins with black, brown spots and white dots. From my personal collection. Philippines 1974

Pisania pusio janeirensis (Orbigny 1832) Gorgeous Black Corded! F+++/Gem W/O 31 mm. Very beautiful special southern Brazil subspecies. Black color with cream, white dots and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords. Pale blue and white ribbed aperture, yellowish, beige and brown lip with teeth. Has chipped protoconch. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Meaipe, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2023

Costoanachis translirata (Ravenel 1861) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 17,4 mm. Very beautiful deep water specimen. Yellowish and cream color, attractive sculpture with corded ribs and body. Cream color ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged. Off Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Antillophos virginae Schwengel 1942 Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem 21,1 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale bluish color with attractive nodulose cords and ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth mark (line) on the dorsum. Dredged on sand at 20-40 m. Off Pal Beach, Florida 1970

Columbella mercatoria elongata Usticke 1959 Outstanding Dark! F+++/Gem 18,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, beige, white color attractive pattern, knobby shoulder, slightly nodulose cords and pink top. White, beige, body color base, aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-12 m. under rocks in a offshore reef. Off Alcobaca, southern Bahia, Brazil 2023

Spirula spirula (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large! F+++ W/O 24,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive cords and fine nodulose body. The lip and the apex are chipped. Self collected on sand at low tide. Bodufinolhu Isl. Maldives 1993

Modulus modulus (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O H 12 W 14 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with grayish dots, attractive ribs and nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and lip. The Roques Venezuela 1972