Oliva sayana Ravenel 1834 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 62,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, brown, bluish, gray and beige color attractive pattern. White, bluish/white, blue base, aperture, lip with brown marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at shallow water. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 50 mm. Very beautiful introduced species in BoHai sea. Orange, yellowish, pinkish, blackish, brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs. Trawled in sand ta 20 m. Off Dalian, BoHai Sea, China 2011

Murex Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II 1834) Gorgeous Large Superb! F+++/Gem 132,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown, black spiral lines and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and almost perfect long body spines. White base, mature aperture and spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled on sand at 30-40 m. Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 1986

Mimachlamys crassicostata (Sowerby 1842) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern and sculpture with lamellate ribs. Trawled at 10-15 m. Sea of Japan 1987

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 pertusus amabilis Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 37,8 mm. Very beautiful. Deep red, orange color with white  marks, attractive granulose cords and yellow top. White and rose aperture and lip with teeth. Dived at 5-10 m. on sandy rubble. Labuan Bajo, Sumbawa Isl. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 2024

Tomigerus corrugatus cf. Ihering 1905 Gorgeous!Gem H 10 W 11 mm. Very beautiful isolated population, new species related with corrugatus & pilsbryi. Blackish, beige, brown, cream and white color bands and and spiral lines, attractive fine sculpture. Amazing cream/white aperture with teeth and lip. Taken buried near roots of bushes or under rocks. Chaval, Ceara, Brazil 2021

Capulus otohimeae (Habe 1946) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish marks and attractive sculpture. White aperture and pale yellowish lip. Taken attached on dead trawled shells at 100 m. Iriomote Isl. Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan 1980

Viriola corrugata (Hinds 1843) Outstanding Large! Gem 17,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and brown color with attractive granulose cords. Cream aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand at 3-5 feet. Mo'una Isl. Vava'u, Tonga 2000

Murex Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg 1927) Gorgeous Superb Long Spines!F+++/Gem W/O 75 mm. Very beautiful. White and yellow color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect long spines. White mature ribbed aperture and cream lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the dorsum and nicks on the side of the canal. Taken by lobster nets at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2023

Murex Hexaplex rosarium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++/Gem 55,1 mm. Very beautiful local form. Yellow and beige color with attractive almost perfect long black spiny shoulder, black, brown marked knobby and spiny varices and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, rose ribbed aperture with grayish bands and lip with black marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and one spine. Trawled in shallow water. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Oliva bulbosa fabagina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black and cream color attractive pattern with soft pale blue, brown, beige marks. Blue, white base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Aden Gulf, Yemen. 1960

Oliva dactyliola Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Large! Gem 35,7 mm. Very beautiful strange population from Lau group . Dark yellow color background with attractive gray and black pattern. White, pale bluish, cream aperture and lip with black marks. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. by snorkel. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982

Cypraea hungerfordi coucomi Schilder 1965 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Cream color background with attractive  beige marks and dots, black spots on the sides. White. yellowish/cream color base and margins. Has few micro defects. By local people. Qld. Australia 1980

Cypraea zonaria gambiensis Shaw 1909 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Cream, pale beige color base and margins with gray spots. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Casamance, Senegal 1980

Cypraea venusta sorrentensis F. A. Schilder 1963 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 59 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum black, yellowish, cream, and orange color attractive pattern. Margins and base brown, beige, cream, white, blue color with beige, brown marks and spots. Has few micro defect. Dived at 12-15 m. on sponge. Sorrento Reef, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia 1990

Glycymeris glycymeris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 45 W 46,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive tones of brown, beige pattern and fine cords. Trawled at 20-30 m. Erquis Harbour, Bretagne, France 2002