Ptychobela nodulosa (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 41,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get in this condition. White, cream, brown, beige color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and granulose body cords. White aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled. Off Chennai (former Madras), Tamil Nadu, India 1980

Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 72,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, cream color background with attractive extended tip, dark brown pattern and gray marks. Callosus beige, cream color margins with blackish, brown, gray, beige spots. Base grayish and prune color with blackish spots, brown teeth. Has few micro defects. From my personal collection. Vipingo North Cost, Kenya 1976

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Unusual! Gem 71,7 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum and columellar side sky/blue and white color background with attractive sparsely black spots and few orange marks marks, labial side sky/blue and white color background with large black marks and orange mantle line. Callosus white margins and base with black, beige spots and bluish basal blotch. Found among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Stramonita canaliculata (Gray 1839) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 37 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of blue and white color with blackish, brown, gray marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, brown ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the side. Taken on rocks at low tide. Port St. Joe Bay, Gulf County, N.W. Florida 1989

Pleuroploca trapezium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Knobby! F++/F+++ W/O 142 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white and tone of yellowish/beige color with brown spiral lines and attractive large spiral knobs. Cream, white aperture with brown ribs and lip with beige marks and teeth, beige canal. Has slightly growth marks, small drill marks mostly on the top, micro defects and a nick on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Self collected on stones among sand at shallow water. Ao Na...

Murex Hexaplex trunculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large Spiny! Gem W/O 80 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream, white, bluish, grayish, beige, and brown color bands with attractive perfect shoulder spines, fine cords and spiral knobs. White, beige, gray mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth, brown, beige marks. Hard to find in so good quality and clean. Self collected on sand and rocks at 4-6 m. Voula Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece August 1999

Pecten fumatus Reeve 1852 Gorgeous Large! F+++ 98 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve rose, pale pinkish and white color with fine nodulose body and large ribs. Lower valve purple, pale pinkish, beige, brown, black, cream, white color attractive pattern. Has little chipped lip and ears. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Port Lincoln, South Australia 1990

Murex Siratus coltrorum E. Vokes 1990 Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 31,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale beige color with brown bands and marks, attractive knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken by lobster traps on sand coral and briozoaria bottom at 40-45 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1997

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Cypraea erythraeensis dwarf Sowerby 1837 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 14,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of blue color background with attractive beige, tones of brown  blotches and dots. Cream, bluish/white base and margins with brown, beige spots and strong teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Khor Ambato, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Conus mauricioi Coltro 2004 Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++ 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with attractive white, pale brown band, shoulder and spires. Pale orange aperture and lip. Has two healed growth defects on the side, Dived at 20-30 m. in coral sand. Off North Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 1997

Conus mercator Linne 1758 Gorgeous Unusual Large Pattern! F+++ 22,3 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive tones of brown large pattern. White aperture and lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip. Taken in sand at 1-5 m. N' Dejane, 60 km. South Dakar, Senegal 1988

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

Murex Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis 1964) Gorgeous Spiny Superb! Gem 48,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown spiral lines, attractive knobby cords and perfect long spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken by nets on sponge beds at 50-60 m. Off Goajira Peninsula, Colombia 1988

Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke 1871) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 40,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords, spiral spines and small knobby shoulder. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark. Trawled at 30-50 fathoms. Off Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan 1998