Voluta Amoria zebra (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 39,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of dark yellow and cream color with attractive black, brown axial lines, black shoulder marks and top. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has little chipped canal terminal. Taken on sand at low tide. Seaforth Beach, Qld. Australia 1980

Voluta Amoria zebra golden form (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color. White, cream aperture and lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Pidgeon Isl. Clairview, Qld Australia 1980

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

Cypraea achatidea (Sowerby 1837) Gorgeous Dark Globose! F+++ 39,5 mm. Very beautiful unusual color and shape. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige, blue blotches, marks and dots, yellow ring. White base with pale blue marks and yellow margins. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the side. From my personal collection. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Malaga, Spain 1974

Euvola laurentii (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 51 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Upper cream/white color. Lower valve flat cream, beige, brown color attractive pattern. The ears and the lips has chips. Trawled at 60-80 m. Off South Cuba 1952

Oliva hirasei Kira 1959 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 43,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with amazing blackish, gray, blue pattern. White, pale blue aperture and lip with black marks. Taken on sand bottom by dive. Siasi, Sulu, Southern Philippines 1990

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate! F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978

Aequipecten glyptus (Verryll 1882) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white and cream color with attractive reddish/brown ribs and sculpture. Lower valve white and pale yellow color. Inside bluish/white color. Has nicks. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida 1970

Cypraea cervinetta Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Southern Range Form! F+++ 65,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color background with soft grayish bands, attractive clear cream/white spots and mantle line. Margins and base beige, gray color with white spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects and a small drill hole on the base. Taken under rocks at 2-5 m. Noboa View, Punta Blanca, Santa Elena, Ecuador 2000

Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Large! F+++ W/O 49,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive brown nodulose cords and perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with spiny teeth. Has a drill hole on the apex and chips on the side of the canal. Dredged at 45-50 m. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

Doxander vittatus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 66,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of beige color with attractive white pattern, corded low body and spires. Bluish/white base, ribbed aperture and lip. Trawled at 30-40 m. Bohol, Philippines 1980

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Large Dark Red! F+++/Gem 78,5 mm. Very beautiful heavy and colorful. Upper valve dark red color with black, brown, beige lines and white marks, attractive few orange knobs and fine lamellas. Lower valve orange/brick, brown and blackish color rays with white dots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2017

Domiporta filaris (Linne 1771) Outstanding Brown Cords! Gem 19 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Taken on white sand in shallow water. Tiny Motu between Iti and Niu, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 1976

Muricopsis josei Vokes 1994 Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem W/O 22 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange and beige color with attractive almost perfect spines and fine nodulose body cords. White mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on briozoaria bottom by lobster nets at 45-60 m, Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2021

Gloripallium pallium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Purple!F+++/Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful. Purple, cream, black and white colors attractive pattern and almost perfect lamellate ribs. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Mirapecten rastellum (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Cream/Rose!F+++ 36,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Upper valve cream color with attractive rose marks and lamellate side ribs, yellowish over the lip. Lower valve white color with soft rose marks and spiny ribs. Has few very small drill holes and micro defects. Cebu 2006

Murex Chicoreus pseudosuperbus albinistic (Houart, Moe & C. Chen 2017) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 52,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with orange/cream soft bands, attractive spiral knobs, nodulose and fine lamellate cords, perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Cebu 1998

Murex Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch 1960) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 34,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white and pale beige color with attractive perfect curved spines in 4 varices. Pale orange and white mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Zamboanga 2008