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

Cypraea gracilis notata Gill 1858 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Blue color background with beige, brown blotches and dots. Yellowish/cream and cream color base and margins with brown, black spots and blackish/brown terminals. Taken under coral at 1-3 m. East Plage des Sables Blancs, Tajdourah, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret 1789) Outstanding Colorful! Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of violet, pale grayish and cream color bands. White margin, pale yellowish lip. lavender base and violet canal. Dived at 20 m. on red and pink coral. Malaga, Andalucia, Spain 1990

Maxwellia santarosana (Dall 1905) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 36,7 mm. Very beautiful. White color body, attractive sculpture with brown, beige spiny varices and shoulder. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks among seaweed. Ensenada, near Tihuana, Baja California Norte, West Mexico 1970

Vexillum (Costellaria) pyropus Turner & Marrow 2001 Gorgeous!Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige and brown spiral marks, attractive sculpture with granulose ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with beige marks and fine teeth. From tangle net at 140-240 m. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Latiaxis japonicus long spiny form (Dunker 1882) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 24,5 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive lamellate cords and almost perfect long large spines. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008

Diloma bicanaliculatum (Dunker 1845) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 10,5 W 13 mm. Very beautiful and hard to get. Black color with cream dots, attractive knobby cords and nodulose body. Bluish/white iridescent color aperture and black spiny lip. Has a chip on the shoulder. Taken under rocks at low tide. West coast of Auckland, Northland, New Zealand 2003

Swiftopecten swiftii (Bernard, 1858) Gorgeous Dark Knobby! F+++/Gem 83 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of purple, orange, black and cream/white color with attractive large densely knobs and slightly nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream, white, purple, orange and violet color. Trawled. Off Iwate, North Hoshu, Japan 2000

Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti 1996 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 21,9 mm. Very beautiful. Red, purplish and white colors pattern, attractive sculpture with spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Irisans bluish/white color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few nicks and chipped protoconch. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2008

Voluta Alcithoe arabica swainsoni Marwick 1926 Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, yellowish and white color with attractive brown, blackish and beige pattern. Cream/white color aperture and yellowish thick lip. Has chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. Codfish Isl. Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1981

Euchelus atratus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish and beige color with attractive blackish and cream nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with black dots and fine teeth. Gas a chip. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Erakor Lagoon, Port Vila, Efate Isl. Vanuatu 1995

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

Murex Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi 1845) Gorgeous Heavy Large Superb! F+++/Gem 108 mm. Very beautiful. White and black color with brown lines and marks, attractive almost perfect spines and apex. White, pale blue base, mature aperture and black, white spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled at 20-40 m. Conception Bay, Baja California Sur, West Mexico 1970

Rapana bezoar (Linne 1767) Gorgeous Frilly! F+++/Gem 51,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale beige and cream color with attractive almost perfect frilly lamellas and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 50-60 m. Tosa Bay, Shikoku, Japan 1970