Canarium ochroglottis (Abbott 1960) Gorgeous Yellowish/orange! F+++/Gem 27 mm. Very beautiful glossy special color, hard to get from this area. Yellowish/orange color with attractive knobby shoulder, corded over the lip and low body. White and pale yellow ribbed aperture and thick lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Somalia 2012

Ministrombus minimus (Linne 1771) Gorgeous Extra large! Gem 35,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from this area. Yellowish/beige and cream color with white, brown soft pattern and attractive knobby shoulder. White and cream callosus base. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Baie de Tortue, New Caledonia 1972

Strombus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon 1834 Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 42,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, western Australia form. White color with attractive beige pattern. White ribbed aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Roebuck Bay, Broome, Western Australia 1998

Strombus latus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 98,4 mm. Very beautiful glossy and heavy. Tones of brown color with attractive white pattern and sculpture with large spiral knobs. White, pale beige aperture and grayish thick lip. Has chipped apex and a chip on the canal. Taken by nets at 20-30 m. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana 2024

Strombus latus arenensis Bernard 1982 Gorgeous Large! F++ 101,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, pale yellow, cream color with small spiral knobs. White, yellowish/beige base, aperture and grayish lip. Has a healed drill mark on the base, micro defects, chipped apex, canal and upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1976

Gibberulus albus (Morch 1850) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem, W/O 55,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellowish, beige color soft pattern. White, pinkish aperture and lip. Taken in sand at 12 feet. Gulf of Aqaba, Eilat, north Red Sea, Israel 1970

Strombus pugilis dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 69,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange color body and cream, white corded early whorls with attractive very large perfect white shoulder spines. Amazing red, orange, white base, ribbed aperture and grayish/beige lip with blackish canal. Has little chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Biscayne Key, Miami, Florida 1978

Strombus gracilior G. B. Sowerby I 1825 Gorgeous Yellow! F+++ 77,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Pale yellow color with white bands, attractive white knobby spires shoulder. Orange base, white aperture, thick orange lip and bluish/gray canal. Has few micro defects, few nicks and a small chip on the canal. Taken in sand flats at low tide. La Paz Bay, Baja Sur, West Mexico 1956

Aliger gallus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Pale Yellow Large! F+++/Gem 122,8 mm. From finger to canal. Very beautiful special color. Pale yellow and cream/white color with attractive large shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Pale yellow, cream and white base, aperture and lip. Has a chip. Dived at 10-12 m. in sand with grass. Baie des Baraderes, Dourocher, Haiti 2016

Doxander vittatus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 66,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of beige color with attractive white pattern, corded low body and spires. Bluish/white base, ribbed aperture and lip. Trawled at 30-40 m. Bohol, Philippines 1980

Aliger gallus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 110,4 mm. From finger to canal. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow color with white, cream, brown and beige marks, attractive shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Pale orange, yellowish cream, white base, aperture and lip. Has a small drill hole on spires, few nicks on the finger and the canal. Dived at 20-30 m. in coral sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2025

Euprotomus chrysostomus (Kuroda 1942) Gorgeous Superb Strange Form! F+++/Gem 76 mm. Very beautiful. White color with gray marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing Yellowish, reddish/orange, pale grayish and cream base, aperture, lip, canal and finger. Taken on coral sand at 2-3 m. Madang, North coast Papua New Guinea 1980

Dolomena labiosa (W. Wood 1828) Gorgeous Superb!  F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful local form. Cream, white, beige and yellowish color with attractive spiny shoulder and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and thick lip. Has a small growth defect on the base. Trawled at 20-30 m. Nacala area, North Mozambique 1980

Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Exceptional Zigzag Pattern! F+++ W/O 35,1 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with attractive brown and beige zigzag pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thin lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip and a chip on the canal. Collected from my daughter Vicky by snorkeling at 4-5 m. on sand. Angistri Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece August...

Gibberulus gibbosus (Roding 1798) Gorgeous! Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown, black, yellowish spiral marks, slightly corded spires and low body. White, black, brown base, ribbed aperture and lip. Taken exposed on sand flat at 2-3 feet. Agana Bay, Guam 1976