Latiaxis diadema (Adams 1854) Gorgeous White! Gem 24,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive perfect large shoulder spines, nodulose and lamellate body cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006

Scaeochlamys livida (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Yellow Large! F+++/Gem 54,6 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of yellow color with attractive almost perfect lamella ribs. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Harvey Bay, Qld. Australia 2000

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

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

Murex Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Large Rare Superb! Gem 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, white and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, yellowish apex. White, beige, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in deep water. Off Belize, Central America 1988

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

Murex Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch 1960) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 34,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white and pale beige color with attractive perfect curved spines in 4 varices. Pale orange and white mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Zamboanga 2008

Chondrothyra cerina roseoapicata (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 28,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown, beige color with fine cords and perfect orange, white apex. Cream, white aperture and lip. Taken on limestone rocks among vegetation. Sierra Infierno, Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2023

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

Cochlorina leporis (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Dark! Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, black, brown color pattern and attractive sculpture. White lip and body color aperture. Taken on tropical rain forest. Nova Vicosa, Bahia, Brazil 2019

Murex Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++ 45 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect spines and pale pink top. White, pale lilac color mature ribbed aperture, lip with teeth and lilac canal. Has slightly chipped protoconch and few small spines on the spires. Philippines 2002

Porphyrobaphe iostoma aff. (Sowerby 1824) Gorgeous! F+++ 61,5 mm. Very beautiful new subspecies or even a full new species from the highland of Salango isl. Cream, pale bluish and pale beige color, attractive sculpture with ribs. Amazing tick lavender lip, deep mauve, bluish/white, yellowish/cream aperture and base. Has few slightly growth marks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on bushes at 80-100 m. High, on the plateau of Isla Salango side, Manabi, Ecuador 2015

Aspella producta (Pease 1861) Outstanding!F+++ W/O 16,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color, attractive sculpture with granulose varices and knobby cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has damaged apex. Dived at 50 feet under dead corals. Alligator Rock, Waimea Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1984

Penion cuvierianus (A. W. B. Powell 1927) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 125,2 mm. Very beautiful north Isl. form. White, cream and yellowish/beige color with brown marks. attractive spiral knobs and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Little Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1980

Harpa doris Roding 1798 Gorgeous Unusual Thick Ribs! F+++/Gem 49,3 mm. Very beautiful with unusual thick ribs and aperture. Cream color with attractive brown, beige pattern and tones of orange marks, spiny shoulder. Unusual thick ribs on the lip side with cream, beige, brown, black marks and lines. Yellowish, cream aperture with unusual blackish, gray marks and lip with teeth. Has a chip on the canal terminal. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978

Fusitriton magellanicus murrayi (E. A. Smith 1891) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 94,6 mm. Very beautiful uncommon form. White color with attractive knobby cream and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and slightly shipped protoconch. Trawled at 50 fathoms. Off Capetown, Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Ranella olearium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Thick Knobby! F+++ W/O 106,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white, beige, orange, grayish and yellowish color with attractive thick knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish aperture and lip with teeth. Has few worm drills on the spires, few micro defects and chipped apex. Trawled at 40-100 m. Ria de Vigo, Galicia, Spain 1969