Cribrarula comma toliaraensis Bozzetti 2007.
22.1 mm., Gem-. Madagascar. Giant! One of the largest that I have had.

Palmadusta diluculum (Reeve 1845).
25.7-27.7 mm., Gem-. Tanzania. Exciting color and pattern variation in this set. Great quality and rare patterns!

Lyncina propinqua f. pinguis Lorenz 2017.
27.9 mm, Gem-. Marquesas Islands. Recently recognized as a distinct geographical variety. This smaller specimen has great color and outstanding quality.

Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved 2001.
20.2 mm., F+. S. Africa. For sure, the nicest specimen of this rare species that I have seen in a long time! Though dead taken, this specimen still has some pattern and nearly full gloss. Very rare in this condition!

Austrasiatica hirasei (Roberts 1913).
46.8 mm., Gem. China. Gorgeous specimen! Please compare to the Philippine variety also featured in this auction.

Cypraeovula castanea malani Lorenz & deBruin 2009.
32.1 mm., F++. S. Africa. Rare! Gorgeous and live taken, this specimen is already showing pattern, but still young as can be seen in the image. Very slight dorsal growth lines keep it from being flawless.

Cypraeovula capensis profundorum Seccombe 2003.
23.1 mm., F++/Gem. S. Africa. Live collected specimen of this uncommon species. Slight irregularity on labral margin, but not really a flaw...

Leporicypraea rosea ultraviola Lorenz & Bridges 2014.
77.9 mm., F++/Gem. Madagascar. Huge and beautiful specimen! Very slightly young with only minor issues.

Zoila jeaniana sherylae Raybaudi 1990.
59.6 mm., F++/Gem. W. Australia. Beautiful specimen! Some embedded sand grains here and there as usual, but overall a great shell!

Pseudozonaria nigropunctata (Gray 1828).
29.1 mm., Gem. Galapagos. This area has been closed to collecting for many years now. This is one of those specimens from back in the day, and an excellent one at that! Better quality than most being offered right now, I do not see any flaws.

Zoila marginata albanyensis Raybaudi 1985.
63.0 mm., F++. S. Australia. Rare variation! Specimen with a deeply concave base with very reduced and pale spotting. Interesting shell with only minor dorsal irregularities.

Naria cernica leforti (Senders & Martin 1987).
26.4 mm, Gem. Easter Island. Heavy and callused, rare. These have been offered with a bit more frequency lately, mostly all from the same source. This piece stands out due to the extreme development of the marginal callus and the outstanding live tak

Erronea pallida insulcola Schilder & Schilder 1938.
27.0 mm, Gem-. Singapore. Large specimen! Live taken, great quality shell.

Umbilia capricornica capricornica Lorenz 1989.
63.0 mm., Gem-. Queensland. Lightweight specimen of exceptional quality! These deep water shells have become hard to get.

Austrasiatica hirasei f. philippina Raybaudi 1981.
46.4 mm., Gem. Philippines. Superb pattern in this mature callused specimen! With good size, color, and pattern, this shell shows well the unique characters of the Philippine population- depressed with somewhat rostrate extremities and darker spotted

Naria englerti (Summers & Burgess 1965).
23.9 mm., Gem. Easter Island. Dark and beautiful specimen!

Cribrarula astaryi Schilder 1971.
11.6 mm., Gem. Marquesas Islands. Dwarf size, nice color and great pattern!

Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus 1758).
25.6 mm., Gem. Philippines. Distinctive rostration in this specimen! Great quality.

Cypraeovula fuscodentata sphaerica Lorenz 2002.
28.2 mm., Gem. Lovely specimen of this very distinct subspecies.

Pseudozonaria annettae (Dall 1909).
27.6-45.1 mm., Gem-. Mexico. Outstanding set of 3 with great pattern and color, highest quality. Sized from dwarf to nearly giant!

Mauritia scurra scurra f. mundula Lorenz 2002.
31.9 mm., Gem. Tahiti. Characteristically small and slender subspecies. Beautiful specimen.

Monetaria annulus f. sublitorea Lorenz 1998.
11.2 mm., Gem. W. Samoa. Note the much coarser, pronounced dentition resembling M. obvelata.

Raybaudia porteri porteri (Cate 1966).
47.6 mm., Gem-. Philippines. Fresh, dark and lovely! It is hard to get these in this excellent condition. They usually have a bite mark or other slight damage that can detract from the beauty. This one is of great quality and gorgeous color. Check ou

Contradusta bregeriana pervelata (Lorenz 2002).
21.2 mm., Gem. Papua New Guinea. Rare subspecies with the dorsum covered with whitish callus. I have seen many specimens offered on other sites that claim to be pervelata, but unfortunately they are usually mis-identified. Here's the real thing!

Macrocypraea zebra zebra (Linnaeus 1758).
71.9 mm., F++. Honduras. Really lovely shell with an interesting nacre protuberance in the anterior canal. Hardly ever offered from this locale! Minor growth line on labral margin is the only thing keeping this from being a Gem specimen. Highly desir

Bistolida goodallii (Gray 1832).
8.4 mm., F+/Gem. Tuamotus Archipelago. Super dwarf! Dead taken, but with full gloss and color.

Luria pulchra (Gray 1824).
25.0-41.4 mm., F+/Gem. Djibouti. Typical and dwarf contrasting size set!

Oliva porphyria (Linnaeus 1758).
74.6 mm, Gem. Sea of Cortez. Fabulous dark pattern. Selected out of dozens. I selected this particular shell for its spectacular pattern and Gem quality.

Cymbiola perplicata (Hedley 1902).
51.8 mm., Gem. Australia. Great pattern, color, quality, and dwarf size characterize this specimen of what was previously a rare volute.

Marginella olivarum S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman 2015.
22.8 mm., Gem-. S. Africa. Rare in this live taken quality. Newly described species, missing in most collections.