Aplus assimilis (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Dark! F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish, cream and dark brown color with attractive nodulose cords. Brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand and small rocks at 1-3 ft. Baie de Goree, Senegal 2006

Anachis varia (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful!F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, yellowish, grayish, cream, white and beige color with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and pale beige lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Venado Beach, West Panama 1980

Canarium ochroglottis (Abbott 1960) Gorgeous Yellowish/orange! F+++/Gem 27 mm. Very beautiful glossy special color, hard to get from this area. Yellowish/orange color with attractive knobby shoulder, corded over the lip and low body. White and pale yellow ribbed aperture and thick lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Somalia 2012

Oliva incrassata (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 60,4 mm. Very beautiful and very heavy. Blue and cream color background with blue, black, brown, gray marks and dots. Cream, white base, aperture and lip with blackish, brown marks. Taken in or on sand at extreme low tide. San Felipe, Baja California, West Mexico 2003

Dolomena labiosa (W. Wood 1828) Gorgeous Superb!  F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful local form. Cream, white, beige and yellowish color with attractive spiny shoulder and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and thick lip. Has a small growth defect on the base. Trawled at 20-30 m. Nacala area, North Mozambique 1980

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Heavy! Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color background with black large spots and blue, grayish small spots and marks. Callosus white color margins and base with black, gray and brown spots, red among white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Murex Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! Large Colorful Superb! Gem W/O 85,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, pink, yellowish, beige and white color with brown, black marks, attractive sculpture with perfect spines, knobby and fine nodulose cords. Amazing white, pale orange base, mature ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and  sharp teeth. Dived at 20-25 m. on coral sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2025

Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gray 1824 Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput! Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with black axial stripes and dots. Margins and base white, cream color with orange terminals and  orange/brown terminal marks. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Canary islands. Cream color with beige marks and attractive white ribs. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Tenerife Isl. Canary Islands 1990

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

Cypraea cylindrica lenella dwarf Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Sky/blue! Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of sky/blue color banded background with beige marks and dots, blackish terminal marks. White, sky/blue color base and margins with two brown spots. From my personal collection. Rocky reef under stone at low tide. Shoal Point, Mackay, West Australia 1974

Conus regius Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Extra large High Spire! F+++/Gem 57 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream and white color with attractive tones of brown, blackish, blue marks and dots, knobby shoulder and granulose cords. White aperture and lip with  brown dots and teeth. Dived at 20-30 m. in coral reef. Off Alcobaca, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2019

Conus magus sp. Linne 1758 Gorgeous Unusual! F++/F+++ 34 mm. Very beautiful. and exceptional White color with attractive black axial marks and dots, nodulose cords on low body. White aperture with black marks and lip with teeth. Has a slightly healed growth mark near the lip, a healed growth scar on the base and nicks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, Self collected under dead corals on sand at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay Palawan April 1999

Xenophora crispa (Koenig 1825) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O W 60,6 mm. including the attachment. Very beautiful. White color body with attractive fine sculpture and bivalves, piece of shells, stones attachments. Yellowish, cream/white base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish, white aperture and perfect lip  Trawled at 300-400 m. Off Cayar, Senegal 1993

Murex Hexaplex duplex hoplites (Fisher 1876) Gorgeous Orange! F+++ 50,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, pale pink, cream/white body and yellow color top with brown marks, attractive nodulose cords and lamellas. White, pink mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has two small worm marks on the side over the siphon, few chipped lamellas and the side of the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 30 m. Rio de Oro Bay, West Sahara, Southern Morocco 2019

Xenophora solarioides (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 13 W 40 mm. including the attachment. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive stones and pieces of shells attachment. White nodulose corded base, aperture and lip. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 2013