Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Mafia Isl. Southern Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 2002

Afer cumingii (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Large! F+++  83 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Cream/white and yellowish beige color with attractive nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with strong teeth. Has three slightly growth marks on the spires and a very small drill. Trawled at 60 fathoms. Off South West Taiwan 1980

Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous Double siphon! F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful, from unusual locality. Cream and white color with attractive knobby cords and perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken in shallow water. 30 miles north off Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico 1990's

Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous Unusual Shape Large! F+++/Gem 108.7 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Tones of beige, pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords. White, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a slightly growth mark on the side. Trawled 40-60 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2023

Macridiscus donacinus (Megerle von Muhlfeld 1811) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 20,2 W 27 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, cream, brown, grayish, beige color attractive pattern. Trawled in shallow water. Dapeng Bay, Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan 1952

Cymatium testudinarium (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, orange and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords White, brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken by tangle nets at 70-80 m. Panglao Isl. Bohol 1987

Cypraea gracilis notata Gill 1858 Gorgeous Uncommon Form! Gem 14,6 mm. Very beautiful,. Bluish color background with beige, brown, gray blotches, marks and dots. Pale yellow and cream color base and margins with brown, black spots and blackish/brown terminals. Taken under coral at 1-3 m. Dhadnah, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates 2004

Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Giant Reddish! F+++/Gem W/O 27,4 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of reddish and cream color pattern with attractive nodulose cords. Bluish, white iridescent aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and a nick. Taken on kelps at low tide. Tokerau Beach, Doubtless Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1977

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Patternless Elongate! F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful exceptional and unique. Cream/white color without pyrum pattern only few beige soft marks and dots. Margin and base orange and yellow/orange color with white strong teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 94,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed knobby aperture and lip. Taken on beach. Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, North Isl. New Zealand 1978

Glaphyrina caudata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Huge Superb! Gem 38,4 mm. Very beautiful unusual specimen. Yellowish/cream color with beige and brown spiral lines, attractive sculpture with slightly knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. Trawled. Outer Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1955

Flexopecten glaber (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large Yellow! F+++ 66,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and grayish color with nodulose body and large ribs. Inside yellow color. Has two worm holes on the lower valve. Dredged at 5-10 m. Kaloni Gulf,  Lesvos Isl. Greece 1982

Cypraea gaskoini Reeve 1846 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 20,3 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with attractive clear large cream/white and mantle line. White base and margins with brown spots. Dived at 20 m. under dead coral slab. Makua, Oahu, Hawaii 2015

Cypraea stolida crossei Marie 1869 Gorgeous Special Local Form! Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from this area. Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1960

Lissochlamys exotica (Holten 1802) Gorgeous Shiny! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, grayish and cream color with attractive tones of brown marks and dots. Dredged at 120-150 m. Off Casamance, South Senegal 1990

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

Cypraea diluculum Reeve 1845 Gorgeous Unusual! Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish and dark brown color with attractive white and brown pattern. White color base with unusual dorsum pattern expands to the base and in the aperture, margins with black, brown spots. Taken in shallow water on reef. Zanzibar, Tanzania 2002