Pugilina morio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 104,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and tones of brown color with attractive yellow, cream, beige, brick, white bands, bluish thin spiral lines, few shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Black, brown, blue, beige, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in muddy sand on estuary. Kwa Ibo, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa 2024

Haliotis spadicea Donovan 1808 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 60,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and blackish color with white marks, rose top and attractive sculpture. Inside iridescent bluish and red color on the top. Taken on rocks at low tide. Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1998

Phos blainvillei Deshayes 1832 Gorgeous Orange Aperture! F+++/Gem W/O 18,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine nodulose body cords. Orange ribbed aperture with brown marks and white lip with fine teeth. Dived at 10 m. on sand and rubble. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 1979

Glyphostoma neglecta aff. (Hinds 1843) Outstanding!Gem 10 mm. Very beautiful new species. Cream/white and beige color with attractive granulose cords. Amazing white, beige aperture and thick lip with teeth. Dredged at 60-80 m. Off Salango Isl. Manabi, Ecuador 2016

Euplica testudinaria (Link 1807) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, from unusual locality. Black and white color attractive pattern and fine cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. Taken in shallow water. Gulf of Oman 1983

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

Anachis varia (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful!F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, yellowish, grayish, cream, white and beige color with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and pale beige lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Venado Beach, West Panama 1980

Oliva bulbiformis Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Multicolor!F+++/Gem 25,9 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Pale bluish, white base with orange marks, aperture and lip with brown dots. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a nick on the canal. Taken in sand in shallow water. Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao Isl. Philippines 1972

Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Outstanding!Gem H 7,8 W 12 mm. Very beautiful. White and grayish among the cords, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and cords. White and grayish color ribbed inside and lip with fine teeth. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Rhinoclavis gemmatum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is lightly chipped. Dredged in sand and rubble at 30-50 feet. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992

Cymatium hepaticum Roding 1798 Outstanding Colorful! F+++/Gem 36,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, yellow, cream, beige, white and black color nodulose cords. White, pale blue ribbed aperture and orange knobby lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on coral reef at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1995

Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Canary islands. Cream color with beige marks and attractive white ribs. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Tenerife Isl. Canary Islands 1990

Janthina janthina (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large! F++ H 28 W 31,7 mm. Very beautiful. White and tones of blue color body with attractive sculpture, dark blue base. Body color aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark and chipped rough lip. Taken washed on beach. Port Hedland, Western Australia 1970

Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Rare Western Australian form!F+++/Gem 43,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, brown and beige color with attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The siphon has a growth scar. Trawled at 100 m. Off Derby, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Western Australia 1988

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Unusual Color Heavy!F+++/Gem 37,3 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color background with attractive  bluish soft spots and soft orange marks. White base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch and nick on the canal. Taken in sand at low tide. Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 1967

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Mafia Isl. Southern Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 2002

Cymatium parthenopeum juvenile (von Salis 1793) Outstanding! F++ 79,3 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large and thin nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thin immature lip with beige marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Ficus gracilis (Sowerby 1825) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 96,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, grayish, bluish and white color with attractive nodulose cords and sculpture. Beige, bluish/white slightly ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled. Keeling, North Taiwan 2013

Glossaulax didyma (Roding 1798) Outstanding Blue! F+++ W/O W 28,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of blue, cream and white color. White, beige base callus, aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Taken in trails at low tide. Off Pelangi Beach, Langkawi Isl. Andaman Sea, Malaysia 2003

Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 28,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and bluish/white color with few pale beige soft marks. Brown, black white base, aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark and few nicks. Taken in trails in white sand at low tide. Erakor Isl. Port Vila, Vanuatu 1993