Voluta Cymbiola moretonensis Bail & Limpus 1998 Gorgeous Large Spiny! F++ 61,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color and pale beige bands with blackish, brown, cream/white spots and marks, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. Cream,  pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and chipped rough lip. Taken by nets at 180 m. Off Cape Moreton, Qld. Australia 1975

Voluta Cymbiola complexa frazerensis Bail & Limpus 1998 Gorgeous! F+++ 76,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream/white and pale orange color with attractive pattern and bands, black spots slightly spiny shoulder. White, yellowish/cream  aperture and thin lip. Has a slightly growth mark on the base, undulations. micro defects and nicks. Trawled in 20-30 fathoms. Off Bundaberg, Qld. Australia 1980

Cypraea decipiens E. A. Smith 1880 Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 49 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of beige, brown, yellowish white, cream color attractive pattern and white pale beige mantle line. Black, brown color base and margins. Has micro defects. Dived at 25-30 m. on sponge. Kimberley Coast, North West Australia 1990

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

Cypraea acicularis dwarf Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Hyper Callosus Superb! Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with cream, beige spots some are ocellata, cream soft mantle line. Hyper callosus white nodulose margins with brown, grayish spot and bases. Dived at 5-10 m. under rocks. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Multicolor! F+++/Gem 48 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, black, brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive nodulose body and lamellate ribs. Taken in local scallop farm. Massachusetts 1990

Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Yellowish White! F+++/Gem 68 mm. Very beautiful unique pattern. Tones of yellowish and white color background with black, beige, brown densely spots and marks, blue flashing. White base and margins with soft beige, grayish spots. Has few slightly irregularities on the dorsum. Taken under dead corals. Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea 1970

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Double Pattern! F+++/Gem 38,3 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with grayish marks and soft pale beige dots, then till labial margin typical brown, beige, cream, white pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with yellowish basal blotch and unusual strong white teeth. Has few small slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populatio...

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum dark and light bands with yellowish, brown, beige, gray and cream color pattern. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Heavy! Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color background with black large spots and blue, grayish small spots and marks. Callosus white color margins and base with black, gray and brown spots, red among white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Dolomena pulchella (Reeve 1851) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 27,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder corded on the lip side and ribbed spires. Cream/white, beige base, mature ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dredged on rubble at 20 m. Marau Sound, east Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1970

Purpura persica (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 59,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Brown color with black, white, cream spiral lines and dots, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords. Amazing black, brown, orange, blue, white base, ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the base. Taken on exposed rock at low tide. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1970

Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn 1862 Gorgeous Superb Light color! Gem 66,4 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Pale blue and white color with attractive fine nodulose cords, spiral knobs and perfect spines. White mature aperture with brown marks and lip with strong teeth and a longer tooth. Trawled at shallow water. Keppel Sands, Qld. Australia 1970

Muricopsis josei Vokes 1994 Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem W/O 22 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange and beige color with attractive almost perfect spines and fine nodulose body cords. White mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on briozoaria bottom by lobster nets at 45-60 m, Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2021

Gloripallium pallium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Purple!F+++/Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful. Purple, cream, black and white colors attractive pattern and almost perfect lamellate ribs. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Chondrothyra tosta (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous Rare! F+++ W/O 25,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with brown, black shoulder bands and over the lip, attractive fine nodulose cords. Body color aperture and cream/white nodulose large lip. Has shipped protoconch. Taken on limestone walls . Sitio del Infierno, Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2023

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