Pugilina morio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 104,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and tones of brown color with attractive yellow, cream, beige, brick, white bands, bluish thin spiral lines, few shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Black, brown, blue, beige, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in muddy sand on estuary. Kwa Ibo, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa 2024

Coluzea eastwoodae (Kilburn 1971) Gorgeous Very Large! F+++ 65,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with attractive cords and almost perfect shoulder spines. White aperture and lip. The siphon has a growth mark and chips on the side. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Durban Bluff, Natal, South Africa 1980

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

Oliva sayana Ravenel 1834 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 62,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, brown, bluish, gray and beige color attractive pattern. White, bluish/white, blue base, aperture, lip with brown marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at shallow water. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Spondylus americanus Hermann 1781 Gorgeous Superb Long spines! F+++ 120 mm. Including the spines. Body size 75 mm. Very beautiful. Upper and lower valve white color with pale orange umbo, attractive almost perfect very long spines and rays of small sharp body spines in upper and lower valve. Has small worm drills on lower valve and chipped some small body spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Dived at 10-20 m. Palm Beach, Florida 1974

Cancellaria sp. Gorgeous New Species! Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful, new species from deep water! waiting to be described by R. Petit, the shell is smoother than Cancellaria petuchi or mediamericana. Blue, brown, gray, beige, cream and white color bands with attractive nodulose cords. White, blue base, ribbed aperture, cream lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2002

Fusitriton magellanicus murrayi (E. A. Smith 1891) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 94,6 mm. Very beautiful uncommon form. White color with attractive knobby cream and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and slightly shipped protoconch. Trawled at 50 fathoms. Off Capetown, Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Oliva polpasta Duclos 1833 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 39 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige and greenish color background with attractive gray, black pattern and spots. Bluish/white base, aperture and lip with black marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1970

Cypraea nivosa Broderip 1837 Gorgeous Heavy! Gem 45,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange/beige color with clear white spots and cream mantle line. White base and margins. Taken by dive. Phuket Isl. Thailand 1990

Cypraea boivinii cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Gorgeous! Gem 24,2 mm.  Very beautiful. White and cream color with grayish, brown spots and marks. Callosus white nodulose margins and base. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2000

Chlamys islandica (Muller 1776) Gorgeous Large! F++/F+++ 85 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve purplish, blackish, tones of orange, pink, cream and white color with nodulose body and spiny ribs. Lower valve white color. Has eroded upper valve umbo, micro defects and few chips. Trawled at 19-22 fms. St. Pierre Bank, off Newfoundland, Canada 1991

Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks, attractive spiral spines and fine nodulose cords. White and yellow nodulose and ribbed base, aperture and knobby, ribbed lip. Trawled. Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar, India 1983

Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry 1926) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 31,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with fine corded sculpture and yellow top. White aperture and thin lip. Taken exposed on sand bar at extreme low tide. One Arm Point, Western Australia 1980

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate! F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978