Ovula ovum (Linne 1758) Outstanding Unusual! Gem 77,1 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white color with unusual yellowish mark on the columellar side. White relief margin and base, deep orange, gray and black aperture. Self collected on soft corals at 3-4 m. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach 1964 Outstanding Rare! F+++/Gem 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. White body and cream color over the canal. Bluish/white base with callus, aperture, thin lip and cream canal. Has a nick. Taken on sand at low tide. La Coronilla, North La Paloma, Uruguay 1978

Voluta ebraea Linne 1758 Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 123,4 mm. W/O Very beautiful and heavy. Cream and white color background with attractive brown, beige, orange, black, blue pattern and marks, small shoulder spines. Yellowish, cream, white base, aperture and lip with black marks  Has undulations normal for this species, little chipped canal terminal and nicks on the lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 15 fathoms. Off north Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 1970

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Bluish Callosus!Gem 34,8 mm. Very beautiful heavy and callosus. Pale bluish color background with attractive beige and brown spots. White color base and callosus margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. East Plage des Sables Blancs, Tajdourah, Djibouti, East Africa 2010

Cypraea subviridis dorsalis Schilder & Schilder 1938 Outstanding Large Bluish Superb!Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color background with tones of brown, beige large blotches, marks and dots. White margins and base. From my personal collection. Intertidal under slabs on reef. Port Hedland, Western Australia 1975

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Unusual! Gem 71,7 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum and columellar side sky/blue and white color background with attractive sparsely black spots and few orange marks marks, labial side sky/blue and white color background with large black marks and orange mantle line. Callosus white margins and base with black, beige spots and bluish basal blotch. Found among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Voluta Enaeta cumingii (Broderip 1832) Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Cream aperture and thick lip with beige dots. Dredged at 50-60 m. Smith Isl. Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California, West Mexico 1990

Argopecten ventricosus (G. B. Sowerby II 1842) Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 50 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White color with attractive black, beige, tones of brown marks, fine nodulose body and large ribs. Trawled by shrimp boats. Off Salinas, Santa Elena, Ecuador 1991

Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron & Jacquinot 1853) Gorgeous Colorful Large! F+++/Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, black, cream and yellow color bands, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine lamellate cords. White base, aperture and lip with black marks and fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks on reef at low tide. Kings Head Beach, Caloundra, Qld. Australia 1988

Neocancilla papilio (Link 1807) Outstanding Knobby Superb! Gem 29,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color background with black and brown marks attractive sculpture with knobby cords. Cream, pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on sand. Tiny motel between Nui and Iti", Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 1976

Meiocardia samarangiae F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton 1993 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful and attractive shape. Milky/white body color and cream, pale yellowish on the side with attractive cords. Has three very small drill holes. Trawled at 100-190 m. East side of Yakushima Isl. Kagoshima, Japan 1990

Murex Naquetia triqueter (Born 1778) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54,1 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect wings. White, bluish mature aperture with and yellowish lip with teeth. Has two drill marks. Taken on sand. Malololailai Isl. Fiji 1982

Cypraea sulcidentata Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 31 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/cream and pale beige color soft banded dorsum with pale beige ring. Cream base with strong white teeth and callosus margins. Dived at 7-10 m. under dead corals. Mala Wharf, Maui, Hawaii 1977

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Exceptional Semi Banded! Gem 32,4 mm. Very beautiful with unusual violet lip. Cream/white and pale beige color bands on the sides and tones of brown typical pyrum pattern on the dorsum. Orange color margins and base with cream/white basal blotch, pale violet columellar lip and white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978