Anachis varia (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful!F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, yellowish, grayish, cream, white and beige color with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and pale beige lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Venado Beach, West Panama 1980

Epitonium rupicola (Kurtz 1860) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 13 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black, brown bands on last whorl and attractive ribs. White, brown aperture and thick lip. Taken fresh dead at drift line. Fort Macon, North Carolina 2024

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

Ministrombus minimus (Linne 1771) Gorgeous Extra large! Gem 35,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from this area. Yellowish/beige and cream color with white, brown soft pattern and attractive knobby shoulder. White and cream callosus base. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Baie de Tortue, New Caledonia 1972

Cymatium nicobaricum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous From Solomon Isl.!Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful from rare locality. White color with black, brown, beige, gray marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, orange mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth . Taken under rocks in shallow water. Langa Langa Lagoon, Malaita Isl. Solomon Islands 1987

Oliva tigrina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive tones of  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip with black spots. Has slightly chipped protoconch and two irregularities. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Diego Suarez Isl. Madagascar 2016

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 decipiens E. A. Smith 1880 Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 49 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of beige, brown, yellowish white, cream color attractive pattern and white pale beige mantle line. Black, brown color base and margins. Has micro defects. Dived at 25-30 m. on sponge. Kimberley Coast, North West Australia 1990

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark Large! F++/F+++ 47,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/brown color with pale grayish soft bands. Beige, white color callosus margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has slightly growth lines, micro defects and small blotch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. Self collected under large stones at 4-5 m. Offshore Reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saro...

Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 23 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige and pale grayish color with attractive brown bands. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and chipped upper lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Wellers Rock, Otago Harbor, South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Exceptional Knobby! Gem 19,9 mm. Very beautiful from rare locality. Bluish/white color, attractive sculpture with cream knobs and cords, pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream color margins and corded base. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Khuria Muria Isl. South West Oman 1980

Amalda australis (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, brown, gray. beige. cream, yellowish and white color body and bands. Bluish callus, brown, yellowish/beige, white/cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Trawled in shallow water. Summer Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand 1980

Oliva rufula Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Form! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tons of brown, beige, orange, black, cream and bluish color attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream, white aperture and thick lip with black marks. Has irregularities over the lip. Dived night at 15 m. on black sand bottom. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 2008

Cypraea propinqua Garret 1879 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 25,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color banded dorsum. Cream margins and base with dark lavender lips. Taken on coral reef at low tide. Has few micro defects. Namoui Reefs, Makapu Point, Niue Isl. South Polynesia 2010

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 42,3 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with soft cream bands. Cream, pale beige color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Calliostoma sp. Gorgeous! F+++ 16,4 mm. Very beautiful new species. Yellowish/beige color with orange marks, brown soft spiral lines and attractive subculture with white knobby shoulder and cream nodulose cords. Base yellowish color with brown spiral lines and cream/white nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent color ribbed aperture and lip. Has a growth mark on the base shoulder and chipped lip. Dived at 10-20 m. under dead coral on reef. Off Alcobaca, southern Bahia, Brazil 2022