Chlamys tincta (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 24 mm. Very beautiful rare nowadays. Tones of orange color, attractive sculpture with fine spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 10-15 m. under sponges. Buffels Bay, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994

Semipallium flavicans (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! Gem 43,3 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black, brown and beige marks and pattern, nodulose body and ribs. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Tawi-Tawi Isl. SW Mindanao, Philippines 2015

Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat 1868) Outstanding! F+++ 23 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of light blue and white body color and pale beige, white over the canal .White, dark beige aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on sand at low tide. La Coronilla, North La Paloma, Uruguay 1969

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...

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding Sky/blue!Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color dorsum with pale yellowish/orange soft ring. Callosus cream/white color margins and base. Taken under rocks at 3-7 feet. Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1987

Haploptychius fischeri (Morlet 1886) Gorgeous Fabulous Shape! F+++/Gem 12 mm. Very beautiful. Translucid cream color and attractive sculpture with fine ribs. White aperture and lip with tooth. Taken on leaf litter. Phnom Chhngauk, Kampot, Cambodia 2019

Murex Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish/beige color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Taken in muddy sand at low tide. San Carlos Bay, Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1960

Conus striatus Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 101,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, blue and white color attractive pattern and fine spiral lines. White aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Murex Naquetia triqueter (Born 1778) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54,1 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect wings. White, bluish mature aperture with and yellowish lip with teeth. Has two drill marks. Taken on sand. Malololailai Isl. Fiji 1982

Strombus latus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 98,4 mm. Very beautiful glossy and heavy. Tones of brown color with attractive white pattern and sculpture with large spiral knobs. White, pale beige aperture and grayish thick lip. Has chipped apex and a chip on the canal. Taken by nets at 20-30 m. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana 2024

Conus textile Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large Superb! Gem 84,5 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with black axial streaks marks, attractive white with black and brown over line pattern. White aperture and lip with black lines and teeth. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Oliva leonardhilli Petuch & Sargent 1986 Gorgeous Elongated! Gem 23,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige, gray soft pattern. Cream/white base, aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand at extreme low tide. Pemba, North Mozambique 1990

Cellana radians perana Iredale 1915 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 13 W 43 mm. Very beautiful,. Dorsum white, bluish, dark brown color attractive pattern, granulose ribs and sculpture. Amazing interior yellowish, bluish, white, brown, gray iridescent color and nodulose sculpture. Has few micro defects. Taken on exposed rocks at low tide. Mahia Peninsula, North Isl. New Zealand 1976

Euthymella elegans (Hinds 1843) Gorgeous Superb Knobby! F+++/Gem 10 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, color and attractive sculpture with cream/white knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. Cream/white color aperture and lip. Taken at 1-2 m. on coral rubble. Riroa, Tuamotu, French Polynesia 2003

Pugilina morio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 104,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and tones of brown color with attractive yellow, cream, beige, brick, white bands, bluish thin spiral lines, few shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Black, brown, blue, beige, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in muddy sand on estuary. Kwa Ibo, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa 2024

Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter 1893 Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 37,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, gray and beige color attractive pattern and sculpture with granulose, fine nodulose cords and spiny margin. Inside blue color with black marks. Taken on rocks at low tide. Motutara, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1972

Vittina waigiensis (Lesson 1831) Gorgeous Red/Black!F+++ 17,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Red, lilac and black color bands with attractive white pattern and cream apex, Cream, white base, aperture and lip. Has a thin rough lip. Taken in fresh water river near the sea. Camiguin Isl. Mindanao 2008