Ovula ovum (Linne 1758) Outstanding! Gem 77,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white color . White relief margin and base, orange, gray and black aperture. Self collected on soft corals at 3-4 m. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Conus anabathrum Crosse 1865 Gorgeous! F+++ 29,2 mm. The correct ID is Conus floridanus Gabb 1869. Very beautiful. White, beige and pale yellowish color with beige spiral lines and brown spires marks. White aperture and lip with beige dots. Has chipped lower lip. Taken in sand at extreme low tide. Pompano Flat, Goodland, Marco Isl. Florida 1997

Ranella australasia (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Knobby Form!F+++ 46 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish/beige, brown, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, white, brown, black varices. Bluish/white knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Has damaged apex. Taken on low tide pool. Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia 1960

Cypraea depressa dispersa Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown color background with white, cream clear spots and mantle line. Callosus pale bluish cream/white color base and margins with black marks and spots, brown teeth. Taken under coral slabs at low tide. Agatti Atoll, Laccadive Isl. India 1982

Calliostoma roseolum Dall 1880 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem W/O 10,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with beige, white marks, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords. Body color aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Taken by lobster traps at 180 feet. Off Sarasota, Florida 2001

Cypraea labrolineata dwarf (Gaskoin 1849) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 12,5 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Grayish/beige color background with clear cream/white spots, blue large mantle line and brown terminal marks. White, pale blue base and margins with brown spots. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea teres alveolus Tapparone 1882 Outstanding!Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive pale brown, beige soft blotches and dots. Callosus cream/white base and margins with beige soft spots. Taken under stone and dead coral at 1-3 m. Fungu Yasin reef, Dar El Salaam 1973

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

Liguus virgineus (Linne 1767) Outstanding Giant Colorful! F++ 52 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Multicolor attractive bands. Cream/white, blue, reddish aperture and lip. Has growth defects and chipped rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Haiti 1998

Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 66,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and white color bands with black, beige spiral lines. Cream/white, orange aperture and lip with black marks. Has a small slightly growth scar on the spires. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006

Boreotrophon pacificus Dall 1902 Outstanding! F++ W/O 17,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose ribs. White aperture and lip. Trawled at 200-300 m. Off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 2013

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

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

Glossaulax didyma (Roding 1798) Outstanding! F+++/Gem  W/O W 30,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from Australia. Pale bluish, grayish, cream and white color. White, brown base callus, aperture and lip. Taken in trails at low tide at night. Langford Isl. Qld. Australia 1978

Conus exiguus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Rare Dark! F+++ 24,3 mm. Very beautiful and rare. Dark brown color with attractive white marks, knobby shoulder and white top. Blue, beige, white aperture and lip. Has two growth marks and a chip. Taken on sheltered reef flat with live coral in shallow water. Touho, East New Caledonia 1980

Conus exiguus cabritii Bernardi 1858 Gorgeous Rare Elongated! F+++ 17,5 mm. Very beautiful and rare special population from Oven Isl. Dark brown color with attractive white marks, knobby shoulder and white top. Brown, beige, cream aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Taken on coral reef at 2 m. Oven Isl. Southern New Caledonia 1984