Goniofusus strigatus (Philippi 1850) Gorgeous Superb Dark! F+++/Gem W/O 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, black, brown and beige color pattern with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and brown lip with white, cream teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in muddy sand at low tide. Ribeira, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2009

Ovula ovum (Linne 1758) Outstanding Unusual! Gem 77,1 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white color with unusual yellowish mark on the columellar side. White relief margin and base, deep orange, gray and black aperture. Self collected on soft corals at 3-4 m. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

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 Amoria grayi Ludbrook 1953 Outstanding! F+++ 83,3 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Cream and pale grayish color with orange shoulder and top. Cream/white, orange aperture and perfect lip. Has a very small drill hole and few micro defects. Trawled at 40-60 m. Off Broome, Kimberley, West Australia 1980

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

Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 60,3 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Yellowish/beige color with attractive black bands and sculpture with knobby shoulder. Yellowish ribbed aperture and lip with blackish marks and fine teeth. Taken on shallow water. Honiara, Solomon Islands 1980

Auris egregia (J. C. Jay 1836) Gorgeous Large! Gem 39,7 mm. Very beautiful new population from a small preserved area in central Bahia. Pinkish/cream, gray and pale yellowish/beige color with attractive sculpture with nodulose body and ribs. Amazing white aperture and thick lip with orange over line. Taken on bread-fruit trees after rain. Near Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2001

Australaria australasia (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++ W/O 70 mm. Very beautiful unusual Albany form. Yellowish, white, beige, brown and cream color with attractive cords and sculpture. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has a small erosion close to the top and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on sand banks at low tide. Princess Royal Harbour, Albany, South West Western Australia 1970

Voluta Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Elongated Rare! F+++/Gem 60,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with amazing brown and beige pattern. Cream, white base, aperture and lip. The canal terminal is little chipped. Trawled at 30-50 m. Tasman Bay, North of South Isl. New Zealand 1995

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