Laevichlamys lemniscata juvenile (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Yellow/Blackish! F+++/Gem 17,8 mm. Very beautiful rare color. Yellow and blackish color with attractive mauve/brown and white pattern, almost perfect lamellas and fine spines. Cebu 2008

Rhiostoma jalorense Sykes 1903 Outstanding! Gem W/O H 20 W 32,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, beige, brown, blackish and white color. Cream, white aperture and thick lip. Taken under leaves in the tropical forest. Phang Nga-Krabi, Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand 1999

Voluta Amoria zebra golden form (Leach 1814) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color. White, cream aperture and lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Pidgeon Isl. Clairview, Qld Australia 1980

Spondylus americanus Hermann 1781 Gorgeous Superb Long spines! F+++ 120 mm. Including the spines. Body size 75 mm. Very beautiful. Upper and lower valve white color with pale orange umbo, attractive almost perfect very long spines and rays of small sharp body spines in upper and lower valve. Has small worm drills on lower valve and chipped some small body spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Dived at 10-20 m. Palm Beach, Florida 1974

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 37,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown spots. White color base and callosus margins with brown, beige spots. Has a small slightly growth defect on the posterior end of the dorsum. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010

Swiftopecten swiftii (Bernard 1858) Gorgeous Pinkish! Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful from unusual area. Upper valve tones of pinkish, purple and cream color with attractive knobs and nodulose ribs. Lower valve white, purplish and violet color with yellow umbo. Trawled at 3-500 m. Off Busan, China Sea, South Korea 1980

Conus anabathrum Crosse 1865 Gorgeous! F+++ 29,2 mm. The correct ID is Conus floridanus Gabb 1869. Very beautiful. White, beige and pale yellowish color with beige spiral lines and brown spires marks. White aperture and lip with beige dots. Has chipped lower lip. Taken in sand at extreme low tide. Pompano Flat, Goodland, Marco Isl. Florida 1997

Euprotomus aratrum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 76,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish and white color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing black, brown, grayish, yellowish/beige, orange and cream base, aperture, lip, canal and finger. Taken in sand in shallow water. Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 1989

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

Conus exiguus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Rare Dark! F+++ 24,3 mm. Very beautiful and rare. Dark brown color with attractive white marks, knobby shoulder and white top. Blue, beige, white aperture and lip. Has two growth marks and a chip. Taken on sheltered reef flat with live coral in shallow water. Touho, East New Caledonia 1980

Cypraea punctata iredalei Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Melanesian Form! Gem 13,2 mm. Very beautiful hard to get. White color with black, dark brown large spots. White base and margins with black spots. Taken under dead coral in shallow water. Ouie Bay, New Caledonia 1992

Voluta Cymbiola sophia (Gray 1846) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++ 56,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color and pale beige marks, attractive perfect sharp spiny shoulder. Cream,  pale orange/beige aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken in sand bar at low tide. Torres St. Qld. Australia 1970

Voluta Amoria praetexta (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 38,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish color with attractive cream/white pattern, blackish spiral and shoulder marks. White and orange/beige aperture and lip with brown dots. Has few nicks. Taken on sand at low tide. Theverard Isl. West Australia 1964

Semicassis granulata peristephes (Pilsbry & McGinty 1939) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 43,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of grayish, bluish, yellowish, beige and cream color with brown, blackish marks, attractive knobby shoulder, nodulose spires cords and large body cords. Beige, cream, white nodulose base with light brown marks, aperture and lip with strong teeth. Has a chip on the canal terminal. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2023

Laevichlamys squamosa (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Yellowish/orange! F+++/Gem 33,2 mm. Very beautiful. Rare yellowish/orange color with fine spines. Zamboanga 2002

Euthymella elegans (Hinds 1843) Gorgeous Superb Knobby! F+++/Gem 10 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, color and attractive sculpture with cream/white knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. Cream/white color aperture and lip. Taken at 1-2 m. on coral rubble. Riroa, Tuamotu, French Polynesia 2003

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

Conus exiguus cabritii Bernardi 1858 Gorgeous Rare Elongated! F+++ 17,5 mm. Very beautiful and rare special population from Oven Isl. Dark brown color with attractive white marks, knobby shoulder and white top. Brown, beige, cream aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Taken on coral reef at 2 m. Oven Isl. Southern New Caledonia 1984

Cirsotrema varicosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 53 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive sculpture and perfect lamellas. Cream/white aperture and thick lip with teeth. Calituban Isl. Bohol 1998