Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Yellow Baby! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow color with attractive spiny ribs and fine nodulose body. Trawled. Off Taiwan, south China Sea 1960

Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Orange Superb! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Reddish/orange, beige and cream color with white umbo and attractive thin nodulose and large lamellata ribs. Taken by nets at 40 m. Kii Bay, Honshu, Japan 1980

Goniofusus brasiliensis (Grabau 1904) Gorgeous Rio Janeiro Form! F+++/Gem 91,5 mm. Very beautiful special Rio Janeiro State Form. White color with beige and brown marks, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Trawled at 70-80 m. Off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2021

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

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Large Orange! F+++/Gem 59 mm. Very beautiful introduced species in BoHai sea. Light orange and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs. Trawled in sand ta 20 m. Off Dalian, BoHai Sea, China 2011

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

Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++/Gem 20 mm. Very beautiful rare color from unusual locality. Orange and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture with spiny ribs. Dredged at 80 m. Madang, North coast Papua New Guinea 1980

Scaeochlamys squamea Dijkstra & Maestrati 2009 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 38 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Red, orange, blackish, cream and beige color attractive pattern, spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 15 m. under dead corals and rocks. Zamboanga, Mindanao Isl. Philippines 2000

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 22 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale orange color. White, cream aperture and thick lip. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on reef in shallow water. Kundu Kundu Isl. Solomon Islands 1999

Laevichlamys squamosa (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Red/Orange! F+++ 47 mm. Large and very beautiful uncommon color. Red, orange, yellowish and mauve color with fine spines. Has a small defect and few nicks. Zamboanga 2008

Voluta Amoria canaliculata (F. McCoy 1869) Gorgeous Superb Ornamented! F+++ 46 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White and cream color with attractive tones of orange spiral marks and filamentosa axial lines. White aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Trawled. Swains Reefs, Great Barrier, Qld. Australia 2009

Voluta Alcithoe fusus haurakiensis (Dell 1956) Outstanding Rare Subspecies! F++ 57,8 mm. Very nice. Cream and white color with attractive soft beige pattern. Cream, white color aperture and thick lip. Has chipped apex and micro defects, not glossy. Dead taken washed at the beach. Exhibition Beaches, Rarawa, North Isl. New Zealand 1997

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

Voluta Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 101,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive brown, blackish and tones of yellowish/beige, blue pattern and spiral knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Has chipped protoconch.. Taken alive in sand beach after storm. Waihi Beach, North Isl. New Zealand 2013

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

Liguus virgineus (Linne 1767) Outstanding Colorful! F++ 42,9 Very beautiful and glossy. Multicolor attractive bands. Cream/white, blue, rose aperture and lip. Has few growth defects and chipped rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Haiti 1998

Voluta Ternivoluta studeri (E. von Martens 1897) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 51,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with attractive yellowish/beige marks and axial lines, corded low body. White, beige aperture and lip. Trawled 50 fathoms. Moreton Bay, Qld. Australia 1980

Voluta Cymbiola nivosa oblita (E. A. Smith 1909) Outstanding Banded! F+++ 63,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive brown, beige bands and marks, perfect spiny shoulder. Cream and beige aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and thin slightly rough lip. Found on sand flats at low tide. Broome, North West Australia 2016

Talochlamys zelandiae (Gray 1843) Gorgeous Superb Orange! F+++/Gem 36,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, reddish and cream color attractive sculpture with spiny ribs. Taken at shallow water. Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

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