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

Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn 1817) Outstanding Dark color! F+++/Gem W/O 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white and black color with attractive fine nodulose cords and knobby ribs. White ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Kaliyasem, Kalibukbuk-Lovina area, Bali, Indonesia 2003

Busycon carica (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Slender Form! F+++ 95 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern with almost perfect shoulder spines and nodulose cords on low body. Orange, cream, brown, grayish ribbed aperture, lip and canal. Has a small growth mark on the side. Taken on sand after storm. Jacksonville, Florida 1970

Latiaxis gemmatus (Shikama 1966) Gorgeous White! Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. White color with pale beige marks attractive perfect large shoulder spines and spiny body cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Cebu 1999

Monoplex kiiensis (G. B. Sowerby III 1915) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 33 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale beige color with attractive knobby ri and nodulose cords. White color ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken by lobster traps at 40-60 m. Minabe, Wakayana Pref. Japan 2008

Murex Hexaplex rosarium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 85,7 mm. Very beautiful local form. Yellow and cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, black, brown marked knobby and spiny varices. White, pink ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at shallow water. Off Takoradi-Sekodi, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Laevicardium attenuatum (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 57,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Orange, reddish, bluish, pale beige, grayish cream and white color attractive pattern. Taken on coral sand in shallow water. Trincomalee area, Sri Lanka 1985

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

Argonauta hians Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 60 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords and black dorsal knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Trawled. Off South West Taiwan 1970

Oliva tessellata Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 24 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale yellowish color background with attractive tones of beige marks White, blue, blackish base aperture and thick lip. Taken in coral sand. Langford Reef, Qld. Australia 1986

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with orange, brown marks and pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Dived at 10-15 m. in coral rubble. Bohol, Philippines 1970

Voluta Festilyria festiva lizae (Childs, R. Aiken & Bail, 2020) Gorgeous! F+++ 88,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive orange, brown, black and beige pattern, spiral knobs and soft ribs. Bluish/white aperture and cream nodulose lip. Has few healed slightly growth marks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 30 m. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024

Cypraea labrolineata dwarf (Gaskoin 1849) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 12,5 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Grayish/beige color background with clear cream/white spots, blue large mantle line and brown terminal marks. White, pale blue base and margins with brown spots. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Voluta Amoria dampieria C. S. Weaver 1960 Gorgeous! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream/white color with attractive dark brown axial lines. Yellowish/beige, white aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth defect and few nicks. Taken on muddy sand at low tide. Weld Id. off Orslow, Western Australia 1991

Mirapecten rastellum albinistic (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++ 35,3 mm. The correct color is not too bluish. Very beautiful special color. White color with rose band over the umbo and brown marks on the side, attractive lamellate and spiny ribs. Has few worm marks. Cebu 2007

Cypraea pulchra Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 40,2 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of grayish/beige and cream color soft bands and black terminal marks. White and cream color margins and base with brown teeth. Taken under rubble at 2-3 m. Muscat, Oman 1990