Agaronia gibbosa (Born 1778) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 46,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Tones of blue, pale yellowish, grayish and cream color pattern with brown and blackish marked band on low body. Bluish, white base, aperture and brown lip. Has a chip on the upper lip. Trawled at 20-40 m. Kanyakumari, Southern India 2011

Fimbria fimbriata (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 45 W 56,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. White color and attractive sculpture with nodulose body and cords, lamellate sides and lips with teeth. Taken buried in sand under rocks at 3 m. Lami, Suva Harbor, Viti Levu, Fiji 1972

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous Knobby! Gem W/O 21,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, beige cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa 1980

Cantharus mirabelmaxcencei Cossignani 2017 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 38,6 mm. Accepted from WoRMS as Pollia mirabelmaxcencei T. Cossignani, 2017 Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color with attractive dark brown and black cords, slightly knobby body. White ribbed mature aperture and yellow thick lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the spires. Self collected on rocks at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow/Brown! Gem W/O 75,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and lip with beige dots and teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Chione cancellata (Linne 1767) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 22 W 24 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale grayish color with attractive body sculpture and almost perfect granulose cords. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Indian River, West Antigua 1981

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Cute Yellow/Orange! Gem W/O 53,2 mm. Small but very beautiful. Pale yellow, white color with pale orange soft spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, orange perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Babylonia perforata (G. B. Sowerby II 1870) Gorgeous Rare Local Form! Gem 55 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. White color with attractive tones of beige and tones of beige orange pattern. White callosus base, aperture and yellowish lip. Trawled at 40-60 m. Off Katang, South Phuket Isl. Thailand 2006

Haliotis virginea crispata A. Gould 1847 Gorgeous Superb Orange! Gem 34 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange color and attractive sculpture with granulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on beach. Ocean Beach, Mt. Maunganui, Northland, New Zealand 1986

Septa closeli (Beu 1987) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 42 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange and grayish color with attractive granulose cords, white, dark brown varices. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and yellowish lip with teeth.. Taken among sand and rocks at 1-2 m. Tulear area, South West Madagascar 2000

Laevicardium attenuatum (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 57,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Orange, reddish, bluish, pale beige, grayish cream and white color attractive pattern. Taken on coral sand in shallow water. Trincomalee area, Sri Lanka 1985

Voluta Cymbiola cathcartiae (Reeve 1856) Gorgeous Elongated! F+++ 96,6 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream, white color with attractive black, beige, brown pattern and small spiral knobs. White, cream aperture and thin lip. Has slightly rough lip. Dived on coral sand (natural habitat). Mindanao Isl. Philippines 1990

Voluta Amoria hunteri (Iredale 1931) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 117,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale yellowish/beige color with attractive brown, black, beige pattern and shoulder spines. Cream, yellowish, tones of orange, beige aperture and lip Trawled at 80-100 fathoms. North of Capricor Channel, Swain Reef, Qld Australia 1989

Eudolium pyriformis (G. B. Sowerby III 1914) Outstanding Rare Japanese Specimen! F+++/Gem 44,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive cords. White ribbed aperture and cream lip with large teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 150-300 m. Off Shiona, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 1980

Vexillum (Costellaria) balteolatum (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 51,5 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with black, brown, pale orange, cream bands and spiral lines, attractive knobby, nodulose ribs and cords. Bluish, white, pale yellowish ribbed aperture and thick lip with black marks. Has two small slightly growth marks on the spires. Taken on sand at 5 m. Teluk Saleh, Sumbawa Isl. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 2025

Cypraea lurida dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Lilliput! F+++ 26,8 mm. Very beautiful little jewel. Beige color with cream bands. Cream color margins and base, orange canals and terminals with black blotches. Has slightly erosion on the base. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From my personal collection. From Greek trawler. Unknown locality 1973

Maurea selecta (Dillwyn 1817) Gorgeous Large! F+++ H 40 W 49,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive beige and white nodulose cords Cream/white flat base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish iridescent corded aperture and lip.  Has chipped rough lip. Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. Off Whangarei, Taukikura, New Zealand 1976

Cominella adspersa (Bruguiere 1789) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with black, brown, gray marks and nodulose cords. Yellow aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped Taken in muddy sand in shallow water (natural habitat). Okoromai Bay, Whangaparoa, North Isl. New Zealand 1983