Voluta Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes 1863) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 93,5 mm. Very beautiful, Nicobar form. Yellowish/cream, white color with attractive brown, black pattern and soft pale orange, beige marks. Pale pinkish, pale grayish, white aperture and yellow lip. Has few nicks. Taken by nets at 100-120 m. Off North East Nicobar Islands, India 2000's

Conus damasomonteiroi (Petuch & R. F. Myers 2014) Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 23,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and white color attractive pattern with granulose cords. White aperture and lip. Trawled at 60-80 m. Off Amazonas River Mouth, Amapa, Brazil, near French Guiana 2024

Murex Pterynotus tripterus (Born 1778) Gorgeous Large Local Form! F+++/Gem W/O 48 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, perfect lamellate wings. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with spiny teeth. Taken on coral reef at 1-2 m. Palikulo Bay, Espirito Santo Isl. Vanuatu 1995

Littoraria undulata (J. E. Gray 1839) Gorgeous! F+++ 15 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black, brown pattern. Body color aperture and lip. Has rough lip. Taken on rocks at shore line. Kaliyasem, Kalibukbuk-Lovina area, Bali, Indonesia 2012

Conus janus Hwass 1792 Outstanding Yellow/White! Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and white color attractive pattern with soft beige marks and brown marks on the spires. White aperture and lip with yellowish marks. Taken on coral sand at 1-2 m. Nacala Bay, Mozambique 1990

Conus taeniatus Hwass 1792 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 19,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish and white color with black spiral marks. White, brown, beige aperture and lip with black dots. Has growth lines. Taken on reef at 3-6 feet. Ras Burka, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Red Sea 1986

Harpa cabritii Fischer 1860 Gorgeous Cute Baby! Gem 53,4 mm. Very beautiful . Brown, beige, cream and white color attractive body pattern. Brown, beige, cream orange ribs. Black and cream base. White aperture with soft bluish marks and lip with brown marks. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Zanzibar, Unguja Isl. Tanzania 1970

Turbo cidaris Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Superb Ornamented! Gem W/O H 35 W 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown and blackish color with white, cream, gray pattern. Irisans bluish, white base, aperture and brown lip, amazing nodulose white operculum. Dived at 10-15 m. under rocks. Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), East Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Aliger gallus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Pale Yellow Large! F+++/Gem 122,8 mm. From finger to canal. Very beautiful special color. Pale yellow and cream/white color with attractive large shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Pale yellow, cream and white base, aperture and lip. Has a chip. Dived at 10-12 m. in sand with grass. Baie des Baraderes, Dourocher, Haiti 2016

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

Haliotis varia Linne 1758 Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and white color with black spiral lines attractive strong knobby and fine nodulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color. Taken under rocks and stones at low tide. Forrester Reef, Qld. Australia 1989

Cypraea petitiana Crosse 1872 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream, beige and light brown color attractive pattern. Cream, white color callosus margins and base with strong cream/white teeth. Trawled at 30 m. Off N'Deyane, Senegal 1990

Oliva amethystina nebulosa Dautzenberg 1927 Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 37,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish, cream color with two blackish spots over the lip. Cream/white, pale orange aperture and thick lip. Has nicks on the upper lip and the shoulder. Taken on sand in shallow water. Rabaul, Eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea 1970

Bankivia fasciata (Menke 1830) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 15,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of pink color with attractive black bands and grayish marks. White and body color base, aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Taken on sea grass at low tide. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 1960

Phalium bandatum (Perry 1811) Gorgeous! F+++ 84,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from Australia. Cream/white color with pale yellowish soft marks and  attractive spiny shoulder. White, yellowish/beige base, aperture and lip with pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has few healed slightly growth marks and a nick on the canal. Louisa Creek, Townsville, N.S.W. Australia 1966

Voluta Alcithoe arabica swainsoni Marwick 1926 Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, yellowish and white color with attractive brown, blackish and beige pattern. Cream/white color aperture and yellowish thick lip. Has chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. Codfish Isl. Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1981