Cellana grata (Gould 1859) Gorgeous Unusual! Gem H 10 W 27,9 mm. Very beautiful,. Dorsum cream, dark brown and blackish color attractive pattern and  knobby sculpture. Amazing interior iridescent bluish, yellowish, black, cream color. Taken under rocks at low tide. Kii Peninsula, Honshu, Japan 1976

Cellana radians (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Unusual Flat! F+++/Gem H 7,7 W 34 mm. Very beautiful,. Dorsum white, bluish, dark brown and blackish color attractive pattern, granulose ribs and sculpture. Amazing interior yellow and body iridescent color. Has few micro defects. Taken on exposed rocks at low tide. Okupu, Great Barrie Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1958

Tegula rugosa (A. Adams 1853) Gorgeous Large! F+++ W/O 32 mm. Very beautiful. yellowish, cream, white and blackish color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. cream, beige base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and yellowish lip. Has healed slightly growth marks and a chip. Taken on upper inter tidal rocks. San Felipe, Baja California Sur, West Mexico 1970

Murex Naquetia vokesae (Houart 1986) Gorgeous Exceptional Superb! Gem 52.5 mm. Very beautiful exceptional specimen! looks more a new species. Cream, white, beige and brown color, attractive sculpture with nodulose body and knobby cords. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Dived at 15-20 m. on coral sand and rubble. Nacala area, North Mozambique 1988

Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes 1832) Gorgeous Great Specimen! F+++/Gem 42,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of gray, blackish, bluish and cream color attractive sculpture with granulose cords and knobby shoulder. Gray, cream mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a growth defect over the siphon. Taken on rocks in very muddy sand at low tide. Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 1973

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Giant Inflated! F++ W/O 131,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and frilly lip. Has slightly eroded early whorls and few nicks on the canal. Trawled in shallow water. Off Devonport, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Cypraea nigropunctata J. E. Gray 1828 Gorgeous Exceptional Banded! F+++/Gem 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and gray color banded attractive dorsum with cream/white dots and black terminal marks. Yellowish/cream base and margins with dense black, bluish spots and marks. Has few micro defects. Dived at 10-15 m. under rocks. Bahia Isabel, Fernandina Isl. Galapagos Islands 2002

Cypraea petitiana Crosse 1872 Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 28,5 mm. Very beautiful special globose columellar margin like Cypraea angelicae. Dorsum cream, beige and brown color attractive pattern. Pinkish/cream color callosus margins and base with strong cream/white teeth and orange canal. Trawled at 60 m. Off Conakri, Guinea 1991

Cypraea pulchella pericalles Melvill & Standen 1904 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 34,2 mm. Very beautiful special pattern. Dorsum cream/white color background with amazing tones of brown and blackish very large blotches, beige, brown spots and dots. White margins with black, beige, brown spots and base with brown teeth and basal cords. Trawled. Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand 1990

Zethalia zelandica (Hombron & Jacquinot 1848) Gorgeous Colorful Flat! F+++ H 11 W 16,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish color with attractive brown, beige pattern. Cream and white color base with attractive brown, blackish pattern. Bodycolor aperture and lip. Has slightly chipped rough lip. Taken in sand bars at low tide. Rarawa Beach, The Far North, North Isl. New Zealand 2003

Cypraea coronata debruini Lorenz 2002 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 30,5 mm. Very beautiful special Atlantic form. Dorsum cream/white color background with attractive yellowish//beige blotches and marks. Cream, white color base and granulose margins. Has few slightly irregularities. Dived at 40 m. on soft coral on reef. Hout Bay (Atlantic), Cape Province, South Africa 1990

Cypraea edentula sanfrancisca Chiapponi 1999 Gorgeous Spherical! Gem 21,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with pale beige soft marks. White spherical base and callosus margins with blackish/brown, beige spots. Dived at 45 m. on reef. Jeffreys Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 2004

Palliolum tigerinum (O. F. Muller 1776) Gorgeous Ornamented Orange! Superb! Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful the most ornamented specimen. Upper valve orange color with amazing white pattern and soft cords. Lower valve pale orange and pinkish/cream color. Trawled at 30-40 fathoms. Numphe Bank, off Waterford, South East Ireland 1987

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

Bathybembix argenteonitens (Lischke 1872) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 56 mm. Very beautiful. Iridescent bluish, white and cream color attractive sculpture with spiral knobs, nodulose spiral lines and nodulose shoulder cord. Iridescent bluish, cream aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark and few micro defects. Trawled at deep water. Off Cape Makura, Kagoshima, Japan 1990

Cypraea carneola (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large! F+++ 55,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale grayish and pale reddish color banded dorsum. Pale grayish, cream margins and base with lavender aperture. Has slightly irregularities and two small defects on the labial margin doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Surigao Isl. Mindanao 2008

Voluta Fulgoraria rupestris (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 110 mm. Very beautiful. Cream. beige color with attractive brown pattern, soft grayish spiral lines and nodulose cords. Pale grayish, pale orange, white, cream color aperture and lip with teeth. Has micro defects and few chips. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Kaohsiung, South China Sea, Taiwan 1950