Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous Double siphon! F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful, from unusual locality. Cream and white color with attractive knobby cords and perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken in shallow water. 30 miles north off Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico 1990's

Cassis cornuta (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Cute Baby! F+++/Gem 82,8 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with brown, beige, bluish pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, soft body spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Body color base. Cream, white aperture and lip with brown marks and white teeth. Taken on sand among coral reef. Cebu Isl. Philippines 1980

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

Strombus alatus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 81,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish/beige body and cream, white color early whorls with beige soft marks and cords, cream over the lip, attractive perfect shoulder knobs. Amazing brown, orange, black, beige, cream base, aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Marco Is. Florida 1970

Cypraea depressa dispersa Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown color background with white, cream clear spots and mantle line. Callosus pale bluish cream/white color base and margins with black marks and spots, brown teeth. Taken under coral slabs at low tide. Agatti Atoll, Laccadive Isl. India 1982

Haliotis australis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous! F+++ 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige, brown and pale orange color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture. The margin has 14 mm. damage and two drill marks on the top. Taken under rock ledges at extreme low tide. Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1970

Pterygia crenulata (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! Gem 22 mm. Very beautiful delicate form from unusual place. White color with attractive yellowish, beige soft marks and nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on coral sand at 2-3 m. Beautemps-Beaupre, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1992

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

Voluta Saotomea delicata (Fulton 1940) Gorgeous Deep Water Species! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive ribs. White aperture and perfect lip. Trawled at 300 m. Off Mie Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan 1990

Voluta Cymbiola houarti Poppe 1985 Gorgeous Spiny! F+++ 55,4 mm. Very beautiful. White, beige and tones of pale orange color with black spots and marks, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. White, pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Has healed slightly growth mark and few nicks. Trawled at 80-100 m. Capricorn Channel, Qld. Australia 1990

Acanthocardia tuberculata Albinistic (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem H 39 W 40 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale bluish color with attractive sculpture and knobby side ribs. Taken in sand at 4-5 m.. Aegina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 2005

Lavigeria nassa (Woodward 1859) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 17,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color to the lip with gray bands, attractive nodules ribs and cords. Cream/white aperture and lip with brown mark. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Ujiji Beach, Kigona, Lake Tanganika, Tanzania 2000

Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Yellowish White! F+++/Gem 68 mm. Very beautiful unique pattern. Tones of yellowish and white color background with black, beige, brown densely spots and marks, blue flashing. White base and margins with soft beige, grayish spots. Has few slightly irregularities on the dorsum. Taken under dead corals. Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea 1970

Atrina vexillum (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++ 179,3 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown and cream color with attractive spines. Taken in muddy sand by snorkel. Fulanga Isl. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982

Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 72,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, cream color background with attractive extended tip, dark brown pattern and gray marks. Callosus beige, cream color margins with blackish, brown, gray, beige spots. Base grayish and prune color with blackish spots, brown teeth. Has few micro defects. From my personal collection. Vipingo North Cost, Kenya 1976

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Leukoma thaca (Molina 1782) Outstanding Cold Water Bivalve! F+++/Gem H 44 W 55 mm. Very nice, seldom offered. Cream/white color with pale beige soft pattern and attractive sculpture. Trawled. Iquique, Antofagasta, Chile 1996

Latiaxis diadema (Adams 1854) Gorgeous White! Gem 24,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive perfect large shoulder spines, nodulose and lamellate body cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006

Cypraecassis testiculus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 60,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, white and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture. Full mature yellowish/cream, white base, aperture and thick lip with black, beige marks and white teeth. Has little chipped canal terminals. Taken in sand between rocks. Port Louis, Martinique 1957

Latiaxis ricinuloides (Schepman 1911) Gorgeous White! F++ 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color attractive sculpture with perfect long shoulder spines and spiny cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Has a drill hole. Balut Isl. Mindanao 1999