Maurea punctulata (Martyn 1784) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 27 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Tones of brown color with attractive cream, beige granulose and nodulose cords. Irisans bluish/white ribbed aperture and beige lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Leigh, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color compressed dorsum with bright orange intense ring. Hyper callosus cream/white color margins and base. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at 1 m. Downtown Huahine, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 2015

Amalda mucronata (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Large Deep Water Form! F+++/Gem 42,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige and grayish color body with white, bands and axial lines, orange spires and beige, cream low body bands. White, beige, cream base, aperture and lip with small tooth. Has few micro defects. Dredged in deep water. Off Pakiri at Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

Polinices flemingianus (Recluz 1844) Outstanding Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful. White color. White base callus, aperture and lip. Self collected in sand at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Ovula Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams 1854) Outstanding Reddish! Gem 9,5 mm. Very beautiful. Deep reddish color with fine cords. Pink margin and lip with fine teeth and orange terminals. Bohol 2006

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue! F+++/Gem 25,6 mm. Very beautiful . Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches and dots. Cream, white margins and base with orange/brick marks and small orange spots. Has an irregularity. Found at 3 m. under dead coral. Okinawa, Japan 1980

Cypraea staphylaea consorbina (Garrett 1879) Gorgeous Sky/blue! Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with attractive strong nodules and mantle line, orange terminals. Yellowish, white, cream margins and base with pale orange teeth. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974

Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn 1817) Outstanding Dark color! F+++/Gem W/O 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white and black color with attractive fine nodulose cords and knobby ribs. White ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Kaliyasem, Kalibukbuk-Lovina area, Bali, Indonesia 2003

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 22 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale orange color. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on reef in shallow water. Kundu Kundu Isl. Solomon Islands 1999

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Bluish! F+++/Gem 45,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve bluish, brown, beige, cream and white color attractive pattern with nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white, gray and yellowish/cream color. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Cape Cod area, Massachusetts 1981

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum dark and light bands with yellowish, brown, beige, gray and cream color pattern. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Lilliput Violet Lip Superb! Gem 27,5 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Scaeochlamys livida (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Yellow Large! F+++/Gem 54,6 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of yellow color with attractive almost perfect lamella ribs. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Harvey Bay, Qld. Australia 2000