Ovula Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams 1854) Outstanding Rose!Gem 8,6 mm. Very pretty. Rose color with cream soft central band, fine cords. Pinkish/cream margin and lip with fine teeth and red terminals. Bohol 2006

Rhiostoma jalorense Sykes 1903 Outstanding! Gem W/O H 20 W 32,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, beige, brown, blackish and white color. Cream, white aperture and thick lip. Taken under leaves in the tropical forest. Phang Nga-Krabi, Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand 1999

Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824 Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow and cream color. White, yellow color aperture and thick lip. Taken on reef flat. Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1990

Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret 1789) Outstanding Colorful! Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of violet, pale grayish and cream color bands. White margin, pale yellowish lip. lavender base and violet canal. Dived at 20 m. on red and pink coral. Malaga, Andalucia, Spain 1990

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Cute Colorful Knobby! F+++ 45 mm. Small but very beautiful extremely knobby. Multicolor attractive pattern with large knobs. Has irregular lips. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2015

Fasciolaria tulipa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 90,3 mm. Very beautiful. White, pale bluish color with attractive tones of brown brown marks and spiral dots. Body color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a healed growth mark on the side Taken on sand and grass at 6-10 feet. Ramrod Key, Florida Keys, Florida 1980

Fasciolaria tulipa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Rare color! F+++/Gem W/O 81,2 mm. Very beautiful. Plain deep orange/beige color with attractive brown spiral dots, fine nodulose cords and white shoulder with brown marks. Body color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken on sand and grass at 6-10 feet. Ramrod Key, Florida Keys, Florida 1980

Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 47,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and yellowish/beige color with attractive brown nodulose strong cords. Cream ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Taken among rubble at 3-10 m. Off Dania Beach, Florida 1970

Voluta Odontocymbiola americana (Reeve 1856) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem 46,4 mm. Very beautiful exceptional color and patterns. Cream and beige color with attractive knobby shoulder, brown pattern and black marks. Cream, grayish, pale beige aperture and lip. Has nicks. Trawled at 40-50 m. Off Praia das Neves, South Espirito Santo, Brazil 2024

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Ovula Pellasimnia improcera (Azuma & Cate 1971) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 29,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color. Cream/white thick margin and lip. Has few micro defects. Philippines 2008

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Large Dark Red! F+++/Gem 78,5 mm. Very beautiful heavy and colorful. Upper valve dark red color with black, brown, beige lines and white marks, attractive few orange knobs and fine lamellas. Lower valve orange/brick, brown and blackish color rays with white dots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2017

Chondropometes magnum (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with blackish dots and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Yellowish/cream color aperture and nodulose large lip. Has shipped protoconch. Taken on limestone Giant Caves. San Carlos Valle, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2010

Vexillum (Costellaria) pyropus Turner & Marrow 2001 Gorgeous!Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige and brown spiral marks, attractive sculpture with granulose ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with beige marks and fine teeth. From tangle net at 140-240 m. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002

Domiporta filaris (Linne 1771) Outstanding Brown Cords! Gem 19 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Taken on white sand in shallow water. Tiny Motu between Iti and Niu, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 1976

Lissochlamys exotica (Holten 1802) Gorgeous Shiny! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, grayish and cream color with attractive tones of brown marks and dots. Dredged at 120-150 m. Off Casamance, South Senegal 1990

Mimachlamys asperulata (Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous Orange! Gem 34 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, white and cream color with attractive spiny ribs and fine nodulose body. Trawled at 20 m. Off Kii Peninsula, Mie Pref. Japan 1980

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