Mimachlamys crassicostata (Sowerby 1842) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern and sculpture with lamellate ribs. Trawled at 10-15 m. Sea of Japan 1987

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Yellowish!Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish and cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown densely spots. White color base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010

Babylonia valentiana Swainson 1822 Gorgeous Giant Heavy! F++/F+++ 68,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with attractive bluish, mauve, beige, gray, brick and brown pattern. Body color and white base, aperture and lip. Has two growth marks, few micro defects and a chip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Hafun, Somalia 1990

Capulus otohimeae (Habe 1946) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish marks and attractive sculpture. White aperture and pale yellowish lip. Taken attached on dead trawled shells at 100 m. Iriomote Isl. Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan 1980

Ricinella rubusidaeus (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Yellow! F++/F+++ 36 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive spiral spines and sculpture. Lilac, yellow knobby aperture and lip. Has worm marks and small defects. Taken on rocks at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1998

Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Formerly Cymatium tranquebaricum. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive blackish, beige, brown, bluish knobby and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and thin lip. The protoconch is chipped. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Xenotrophon euschema (Iredale 1929) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful and extremely rare. Cream and beige color with attractive perfect spiny cords and ribs. Cream ribbed mature aperture and lip. Has a chipped the side of the canal. Trawled at 160 m. Off Mooloolabah, Southern Qld. Australia 2017

Ergalatax martensi (Schepman 1892) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose body cords and large black knobs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Moucha Isl. Iles de Pres, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Cute Colorful Knobby! F+++ 45 mm. Small but very beautiful extremely knobby. Multicolor attractive pattern with large knobs. Has irregular lips. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2015

Murex homalocantha scorpio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous White Black! F+++/Gem W/O 49,9 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Palawan 2008

Chondropometes magnum (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with blackish dots and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Yellowish/cream color aperture and nodulose large lip. Has shipped protoconch. Taken on limestone Giant Caves. San Carlos Valle, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2010

Gyrineum perca (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 55,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale yellow color with attractive knobby ribs and fine cords. perfect spiny and corded wings. White mature aperture and thick lip with teeth. Trawled on deep water. Off Tosa Bay, Japan 1983

Cyphoma gibbosum (Linne 1758) Outstanding Giant Thick! Gem 31,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellow/orange color with attractive strong relief central band. Cream/white thick margin and yellowish/cream base. Taken on gorgonias at 1-2 m. Lower Burns Point, Eleuthera, Bahamas 2014

Conus brunneobandatus Petuch 1992 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 27,1 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale beige color body and beige, brown spires marks, attractive nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has chipped upper lip. Trawled at 60-80 m. Off Amazonas River Mouth, Amapa State side, Brazil, near French Guiana 2024

Murex Naquetia cumingii A. Adams 1853 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 45,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown marks and dots, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Dived at 35 m. on reef. Balut Isl. Philippines 2007

Porphyrobaphe iostoma aff. (Sowerby 1824) Gorgeous! F+++ 61,5 mm. Very beautiful new subspecies or even a full new species from the highland of Salango isl. Cream, pale bluish and pale beige color, attractive sculpture with ribs. Amazing tick lavender lip, deep mauve, bluish/white, yellowish/cream aperture and base. Has few slightly growth marks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on bushes at 80-100 m. High, on the plateau of Isla Salango side, Manabi, Ecuador 2015

Colobostylus jayanus (C. B. Adams 1849) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 18,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, beige, brown color pattern and attractive sculpture with fine ribs. Body color aperture and amazing orange, cream lip. Taken crawling on concret wall. Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica 2020

Conus episcopatus daMotta 1982 Outstanding Brown White! F+++ 72,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color with attractive white pattern and dots. White aperture and lip with brown lines and fine teeth. Has slightly growth lines and micro defects. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Rhinoclavis gemmatum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is lightly chipped. Dredged in sand and rubble at 30-50 feet. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992