Rapana bezoar (Linne 1767) Gorgeous Frilly! F+++/Gem 51,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale beige and cream color with attractive almost perfect frilly lamellas and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 50-60 m. Tosa Bay, Shikoku, Japan 1970

Nucella lapillus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Thick! F+++/Gem 31,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Up Mary's Harbour, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1952

Murex Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Large Rare Superb! Gem 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, white and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, yellowish apex. White, beige, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in deep water. Off Belize, Central America 1988

Murex Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry 1921) Gorgeous Flat Spines Large! F+++/Gem W/O 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with amazing perfect large flat frilly lip spines. White callosus base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dived at 6-10 m. on rock reef. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

Murex Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi 1845) Gorgeous Heavy Large Superb! F+++/Gem 108 mm. Very beautiful. White and black color with brown lines and marks, attractive almost perfect spines and apex. White, pale blue base, mature aperture and black, white spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled at 20-40 m. Conception Bay, Baja California Sur, West Mexico 1970

Murex Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II 1834) Gorgeous Large Superb! F+++/Gem 132,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown, black spiral lines and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and almost perfect long body spines. White base, mature aperture and spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled on sand at 30-40 m. Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 1986

Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful and impressive. White, cream and grayish body color and brown top with attractive lamellate and knobby sculpture. Amazing brown, cream. white base, mature ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide (natural habitat). Matheson Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1982

Glaphyrina caudata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Huge Superb! Gem 38,4 mm. Very beautiful unusual specimen. Yellowish/cream color with beige and brown spiral lines, attractive sculpture with slightly knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. Trawled. Outer Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1955

Cypraea zonaria gambiensis Shaw 1909 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Cream, pale beige color base and margins with gray spots. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Casamance, Senegal 1980

Cypraea walkeri continens Iredale 1935 Outstanding Dwarf! F+++/Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream and  dark beige color bands with brown, grayish, beige marks and dots. Cream/white base and margins with brown, beige spots. Taken under rocks and dead corals on reef at low tide. Langford Reef, near Proserpine, Qld. Australia 1977

Cypraea sulcidentata Gray 1824 Gorgeous Extremely Globose! F+++/Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. Grayish/cream and pale beige color banded dorsum. Cream base with strong white teeth and margins. Dived under coral rubble. Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1974

Cypraea stolida crossei Marie 1869 Gorgeous Special Local Form! Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from this area. Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1960

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

Cypraea hungerfordi coucomi Schilder 1965 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Cream color background with attractive  beige marks and dots, black spots on the sides. White. yellowish/cream color base and margins. Has few micro defects. By local people. Qld. Australia 1980

Cypraea humphreyii Gray 1825 Gorgeous Superb Large! Gem 17,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale beige color bands with brown densely spots. Orange color base and margins with black, brown spots and cream teeth. Taken undersides of rocks in sand at low tide. Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 1988

Cypraea algoensis Gray 1825 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 25,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum peach/cream color background with beige marks and dots. Callosus white color base and margins with black/brown spots. Dived at 20-30 m. taken alive on reef. Hout Bay area, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Conus dalli Stearns 1873 Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color marks with blackish axial streaks, attractive beige bands, white with black and brown over line pattern. Bluish/white aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Has a chip on the upper lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Las Perlas Archipelago, West Panama 1978

Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Giant Reddish! F+++/Gem W/O 27,4 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of reddish and cream color pattern with attractive nodulose cords. Bluish, white iridescent aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and a nick. Taken on kelps at low tide. Tokerau Beach, Doubtless Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1977

Bankivia fasciata (Menke 1830) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 15,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of pink color with attractive black bands and grayish marks. White and body color base, aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Taken on sea grass at low tide. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 1960

Austrocochlea brevis K. E. Parsons & Ward 1994 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 22,5 mm. Black, beige and yellowish color pattern with attractive nodulose cords and sculpture. Iridescent bluish, white ribbed aperture and black thin lip. Has a slightly growth mark. Taken under rocks at low tide. Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia 1950