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 edentula sanfrancisca Chiapponi 1999 Gorgeous Spherical! Gem 21,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with pale beige soft marks. White spherical base and callosus margins with blackish/brown, beige spots. Dived at 45 m. on reef. Jeffreys Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 2004

Cypraea nivosa Broderip 1837 Gorgeous Heavy! Gem 45,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange/beige color with clear white spots and cream mantle line. White base and margins. Taken by dive. Phuket Isl. Thailand 1990

Voluta Cymbiola moretonensis Bail & Limpus 1998 Gorgeous Large Spiny! F++ 61,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color and pale beige bands with blackish, brown, cream/white spots and marks, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. Cream,  pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and chipped rough lip. Taken by nets at 180 m. Off Cape Moreton, Qld. Australia 1975

Mimachlamys asperulata (Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous Orange! Gem 34 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, white and cream color with attractive spiny ribs and fine nodulose body. Trawled at 20 m. Off Kii Peninsula, Mie Pref. Japan 1980

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem 59 mm. Very beautiful introduced species in BoHai sea. Light orange and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs. Trawled in sand ta 20 m. Off Dalian, BoHai Sea, China 2011

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Multicolor! F+++/Gem 48 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, black, brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive nodulose body and lamellate ribs. Taken in local scallop farm. Massachusetts 1990

Oliva pindarina Duclos 1840 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 31,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive blackish, bluish and gray pattern. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip with blackish, gray marks. Taken in sand at low tide. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1980

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Dark Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Cayar, Senegal 1999

Talochlamys gemmulata (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 28 mm. Very beautiful special color rare now. Upper valve rose, purplish, pale orange, cream and white color with attractive spiny ribs. Lower valve pale orange, cream and white color spiny ribs. Trawled at 40-50 m. Off Little Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1986

Murex Coronium elegans Simone 1996 Gorgeous Special Form! F+++/Gem 45,2 mm. Small but very beautiful, impossible to get nowadays. Cream color with attractive strong body sculpture, shoulder lamellas and white perfect apex. White aperture and lip. Trawled 150-180 m. Off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1994

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with very strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Purpura persica (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 59,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Brown color with black, white, cream spiral lines and dots, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords. Amazing black, brown, orange, blue, white base, ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the base. Taken on exposed rock at low tide. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1970

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

Achatina achatina (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F++ 124 mm. Very beautiful special Ghana form. Tones of brown, black, beige, yellowish and white color attractive pattern and pale pink top. Tones of blue, white, brown color aperture, reddish/rose columella and lip. Has slightly growth marks, small defects and thin rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty.  Taken in bush area. Near Adum Banso, Mpohor District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023