Coluzea eastwoodae (Kilburn 1971) Gorgeous Very Large! F+++ 65,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with attractive cords and almost perfect shoulder spines. White aperture and lip. The siphon has a growth mark and chips on the side. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Durban Bluff, Natal, South Africa 1980

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Unusual Color Heavy!F+++/Gem 37,3 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color background with attractive  bluish soft spots and soft orange marks. White base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch and nick on the canal. Taken in sand at low tide. Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 1967

Leukoma thaca (Molina 1782) Outstanding Cold Water Bivalve! F+++/Gem H 44 W 55 mm. Very nice, seldom offered. Cream/white color with pale beige soft pattern and attractive sculpture. Trawled. Iquique, Antofagasta, Chile 1996

Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous Double siphon! F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful, from unusual locality. Cream and white color with attractive knobby cords and perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken in shallow water. 30 miles north off Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico 1990's

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

Strombus pugilis dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 69,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange color body and cream, white corded early whorls with attractive very large perfect white shoulder spines. Amazing red, orange, white base, ribbed aperture and grayish/beige lip with blackish canal. Has little chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Biscayne Key, Miami, Florida 1978

Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn 1817) Gorgeous Large! F+++ H 39,6 W 42,7 mm. Very beautiful heavy. Cream, white color with attractive tones of brown, beige pattern and fine spiny large cords. Has few chips. Dived at 25-35 m. in sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2022

Placamen berrii (W. Wood 1828) Gorgeous! F+++ H 32,7 W 32,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of blue, cream and white color with attractive strong cords. Taken in sand. Shark Bay area, North Western Australia 1975

Ancilla castanea (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Dark Brown! F+++/Gem 24,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown color with gray axial lines and cream/white top. White, cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the base. Taken in sand in shallow water. Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Oman 1980

Cymatium parthenopeum echo Kuroda & Habe 1961 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful Japanese subspecies. Yellowish, cream beige color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white apex. Pale yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and white teeth. Has slightly chipped canal. Trawled at 5-10 fms. Minabe, Wakayana, Hinshu, Japan 1980

Chione elevata (Say 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem H 30 W 35,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and few spiny cords. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Cypraea lynx williamsi Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Rare Red Sea Specimen! F+++ 38,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color background with large black and small tones of blue, beige densely marks and spots, yellowish mantle line. Cream/white color base and margins with grayish, brown, black spots, deep red aperture with white teeth. Has a healed chip on the anterior columellar terminal. Taken under coral. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel 1970

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 boivinii cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Gorgeous Extra large! Gem 29,3 mm.  Very beautiful. Bluish/white and sky/blue color with bluish spots and  grayish mantle line. Callosus white nodulose margins and base. From my personal collection. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 1976

Pleuroploca aurantiaca (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Shallow Water Form! F+++/Gem W/O 82,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and white color attractive pattern with blackish spiral lines and knobs. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and pale yellow lip with brown teeth. Has a small chip on the canal. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Mar Grande, Itaparica Isl. Bahia, Brazil 2022

Flexopecten glaber (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large Yellow! F+++ 66,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and grayish color with nodulose body and large ribs. Inside yellow color. Has two worm holes on the lower valve. Dredged at 5-10 m. Kaloni Gulf,  Lesvos Isl. Greece 1982

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

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