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

Mitra barbadensis striatula (Schroter 1804) Outstanding! Gem  28,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color with white marks and attractive fine brown cords. Grayish, beige, cream aperture and lip with teeth Dived at 20-30 feet on rocks crevices. Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Isl. Bahamas 1997

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Dark Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Cayar, Senegal 1999

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++/Gem 28,3 mm. Very beautiful special Mediterranean specimen. Tones of orange, purplish and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 25 m. in muddy sand bottom. Off Malaga, Spain 1980

Aequipecten glyptus (Verryll 1882) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white and cream color with attractive reddish/brown ribs and sculpture. Lower valve white and pale yellow color. Inside bluish/white color. Has nicks. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida 1970

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Bluish! F+++/Gem 45,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve bluish, brown, beige, cream and white color attractive pattern with nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white, gray and yellowish/cream color. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Cape Cod area, Massachusetts 1981

Chlamys farreri nipponensis Kuroda 1932 Gorgeous Large Dark! F+++/Gem 69 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, black, beige, cream and white color pattern, attractive sculpture with large lamellate ribs and fine nodulose body. Taken at 3-6 m. Posjet Bay, Vladivostok area, Siberia, Russia 1990

Chlamys tincta (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 24 mm. Very beautiful rare nowadays. Tones of orange color, attractive sculpture with fine spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 10-15 m. under sponges. Buffels Bay, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994

Mimachlamys cloacata (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful, uncommon Qld. specimen. Upper valve tones of brown and cream/white color attractive pattern, nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white color with pale beige dots. Taken on sand flat at low tide. Shoal Point, Mackay, Qld. Australia 1980

Lindapecten muscosus (Wood 1828) Gorgeous Light color! F+++/Gem 41,9 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from Mexico. Pale beige, cream and pale yellowish color with attractive fine nodulose body and spiny ribs. Trawled at 15 fms. North Cape Francisco, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 1975

Argopecten gibbus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Orange Special! F+++/Gem H 33,7 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of orange and white color with brown spots and nodulose ribs. Lower valve white and pale orange color. Trawled at 25-30 m. Port Canaveral, Florida 1980

Argopecten gibbus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous White Black Special! F+++/Gem H 35 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white color with attractive black pattern and large ribs. Lower valve white color with cream/beige soft band. Trawled at 25-30 m. Port Canaveral, Florida 1980

Voluta Saotomea delicata (Fulton 1940) Gorgeous Deep Water Species! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive ribs. White aperture and perfect lip. Trawled at 300 m. Off Mie Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan 1990

Voluta Cymbiola houarti Poppe 1985 Gorgeous Spiny! F+++ 55,4 mm. Very beautiful. White, beige and tones of pale orange color with black spots and marks, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. White, pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Has healed slightly growth mark and few nicks. Trawled at 80-100 m. Capricorn Channel, Qld. Australia 1990

Voluta Cymbiola moretonensis Bail & Limpus 1998 Gorgeous Spiny Superb! Gem 45,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and tones of orange color with blackish, brown, beige spots, attractive spiny shoulder with brown lines. Cream, white, pale yellowish/orange aperture and lip. Taken by nets at 100 m. Off Cape Moreton, Qld. Australia 1990