Voluta Amoria zebra (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 39,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of dark yellow and cream color with attractive black, brown axial lines, black shoulder marks and top. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has little chipped canal terminal. Taken on sand at low tide. Seaforth Beach, Qld. Australia 1980

Voluta Amoria zebra golden form (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color. White, cream aperture and lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Pidgeon Isl. Clairview, Qld Australia 1980

Phenatoma roseum (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 24,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose shoulder and granulose body cords. Bluish/white aperture and lip with teeth. Take in sand at shallow water. Stoney Point, Pilot Bay, Mt. Manganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1979

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Lilliput Violet Lip Superb! Gem 27,5 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Hastula cinerea (Born 1778) Outstanding Large! F+++/Gem 43,6 mm. Very beautiful, dark northern form. Beige and gray color with attractive cream ribbed shoulder. Beige, brown, cream aperture and lip, dry animal and maybe the operculum inside. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Alcobaca, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2001

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 ocellata Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, beige/cream color margins and base with blackish, beige and pale grayish spots. Taken under slabs at low tide. Negombo Reef, West coast Sri Lanka 1980

Phalium areola (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 57,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, rare in Australia. Bluish, white color with attractive tones of dark brown and beige pattern. Beige, white base with brown marks, aperture, thick lip with soft pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken in sand bar at night, low tide. Don River, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1987

Conus mercator Linne 1758 Gorgeous Classic Pattern! F+++ 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive tones of brown classic pattern. White aperture and lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip. Taken on rocks at low tide. N'Gor , Dakar, Senegal 1978

Voluta Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes 1863) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 93,5 mm. Very beautiful, Nicobar form. Yellowish/cream, white color with attractive brown, black pattern and soft pale orange, beige marks. Pale pinkish, pale grayish, white aperture and yellow lip. Has few nicks. Taken by nets at 100-120 m. Off North East Nicobar Islands, India 2000's

Oliva bulbosa fabagina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black and cream color attractive pattern with soft pale blue, brown, beige marks. Blue, white base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Aden Gulf, Yemen. 1960

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

Harpa cabritii Fischer 1860 Gorgeous Superb Colorful! Gem 54,2 mm. I just followed the original labe but I assume it is Harpa harpa Linne 1758. Small but the most beautiful looks almost a new species! Blackish, blue, brown, beige, violet, cream, white color attractive pattern and spiny shoulder. Tones of orange, black, cream, gray ribs. Black and yellow base. Multicolor aperture and body color perfect lip. Taken in sand at shallow water. Maldives 1990

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Small Superb! Gem 63,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown, beige bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and frilly lip. Taken on beach after big storm. Whangapoua Beach, East Coast, Great Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1955

Euprotomus bulla (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb! Gem 71,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish/beige color with cream/white, grayish marks and dots, cream, white early whorls, attractive shoulder knobs and body sculpture. Bluish/white, reddish/orange base, aperture and tick lip Dived at 15-20 m. on sand. Masbate Isl. Visayan Sea, Philippines 2000