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

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

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

Conus taeniatus Hwass 1792 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 19,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish and white color with black spiral marks. White, brown, beige aperture and lip with black dots. Has growth lines. Taken on reef at 3-6 feet. Ras Burka, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Red Sea 1986

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

Decatopecten radula juvenile (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 27,1 Upper valve cream/white color with pale yellow umbo. Lower valve cream/white color with brick and white pattern, pale yellow umbo. Has a small chip on the ear of the upper valve. Philippines 2007

Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gray 1824 Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput! Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with black axial stripes and dots. Margins and base white, cream color with orange terminals and  orange/brown terminal marks. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

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

Calliostoma roseolum Dall 1880 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem W/O 10,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with beige, white marks, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords. Body color aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Taken by lobster traps at 180 feet. Off Sarasota, Florida 2001

Laevistrombus vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 41,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, beige and blue color attractive pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand flats at very low tide.Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 1980

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

Terebra dimidiata (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F++/F+++ 119,7 mm. Very beautiful, unusual Tulear shallow water form. Tones of orange color with attractive white pattern and large shoulder. White, orange, cream aperture, lip and canal. Has a small growth scars on the early whorls, rough lip, chipped canal and protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall  beauty. Taken in sand in shallow water. Tulear area, Madagascar 2000's

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

Liguus virgineus (Linne 1767) Outstanding Giant Colorful! F++ 52 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Multicolor attractive bands. Cream/white, blue, reddish aperture and lip. Has growth defects and chipped rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Haiti 1998

Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Extra large! F+++/Gem 66,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and white color bands with black, beige spiral lines. Cream/white, orange aperture and lip with black marks. Has a small slightly growth scar on the spires. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006

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