Cypraea eglantina (Duclos 1833) Outstanding Greenish Overglaze! F+++ 62 mm. Very nice. Greenish color overglaze with soft grayish pattern. Margins and base yellowish/green color with gray and brown spots. Has few micro defects and few nicks on the anterior terminal ridge. Cebu 2000

Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis dwarf Lorenz & Hubert 1993 Gorgeous Special Cylindrical Form! Gem 18,6 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with exceptional black, gray densely large marks. Cream color base and margins with black dots. Dived at 25-30 m. under dead corals. Off Abrolhos National Park, southern Bahia, Brazil 2022

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue! F+++/Gem 25,6 mm. Very beautiful . Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches and dots. Cream, white margins and base with orange/brick marks and small orange spots. Has an irregularity. Found at 3 m. under dead coral. Okinawa, Japan 1980

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Cypraea nucleus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background, attractive sculpture with cream strong nodules, pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream/white color margins and corded base. Self collected under stone and dead coral in shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado North Sulawesi 1998

Oliva rufula Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Form! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tons of brown, beige, orange, black, cream and bluish color attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream, white aperture and thick lip with black marks. Has irregularities over the lip. Dived night at 15 m. on black sand bottom. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 2008

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 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

Cypraea cervinetta Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Southern Range Form! F+++ 65,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color background with soft grayish bands, attractive clear cream/white spots and mantle line. Margins and base beige, gray color with white spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects and a small drill hole on the base. Taken under rocks at 2-5 m. Noboa View, Punta Blanca, Santa Elena, Ecuador 2000

Monoplex thersites (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Rare! F+++ W/O 44,8 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, white, cream and yellowish color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, pale yellow mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects and the protoconch is chipped. Taken sand at low tide. Freemantle, Perth, Western Australia 1984

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Cute Colorful Knobby! F+++ 45 mm. Small but very beautiful extremely knobby. Multicolor attractive pattern with large knobs. Has irregular lips. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2015

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with very strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Latiaxis armatus long spiny form (Sowerby 1912) Gorgeous White! Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive granulose cords and long perfect spines. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 1999

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

Murex Naquetia vokesae (Houart 1986) Gorgeous Exceptional Superb! Gem 52.5 mm. Very beautiful exceptional specimen! looks more a new species. Cream, white, beige and brown color, attractive sculpture with nodulose body and knobby cords. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Dived at 15-20 m. on coral sand and rubble. Nacala area, North Mozambique 1988

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

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