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

Laevistrombus guidoi (Man in't Veld & De Turck 1998) Gorgeous Rare White Large! F+++ 50,8 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Pure white color with few cords on low body. White base with callus, aperture and lip. Has micro defects, little chipped protoconch and canal, scratch on upper lip. Taken in coral sand at low tide. Efate, Vanuatu 2001

Pusula pediculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding! Gem 11,2 mm. Very beautiful. Gray, beige color with black blotches, attractive cream nodulose cords and knobby mantle line. Beige, brown margin and base with cream cords and white teeth. Taken under coral slabs at 1-2 m. Arashi Beach, Aruba 2025

Limatula maoria Finlay 1927 Gorgeous Slender Species! F+++/Gem 21,4 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. White color with attractive fine sculpture. Dredged. Spirits Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Argonauta argo Linne 1758 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 154,9 mm. Very beautiful. White body color, attractive sculpture with large cords and white, black, brown dorsal spines. Taken floating along the coast. Off Palawan Isl. Philippines 1980

Argonauta nodosa Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous From New Zealand! F+++/Gem 90,8 mm. Very beautiful, rare in new Zealand. White body color, attractive sculpture with large granulose cords and white, black, brown dorsal knobs. Taken washed on beach. Western Bay, Mayor Isl. Bay of Plenty, North Isl. New Zealand 1950

Eudolium pyriformis (G. B. Sowerby III 1914) Outstanding Rare Japanese Specimen! F+++/Gem 44,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive cords. White ribbed aperture and cream lip with large teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 150-300 m. Off Shiona, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 1980

Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 23 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige and pale grayish color with attractive brown bands. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and chipped upper lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Wellers Rock, Otago Harbor, South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cominella quoyana A. Adams, 1855 Outstanding Light Color Form! F+++/Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellowish color soft pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and  brown apex. White aperture and thin lip. Has a chip. Dredged at 10-15 fathoms. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cominella virgata H. & A. Adams 1853 Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 24,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive blackish pattern and spiral lines, black top. White, yellow and brown ribbed aperture and lip. Taken on rocky in a very muddy area at low tide. Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Penion sulcatus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Large Heavy! F+++ 107,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and brown bands with attractive spiral knobs and nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with black, brown marks and teeth. Has few slightly growth defects and chipped protoconch doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 120-130 m. Off East Beach, North Isl. New Zealand 2002

Siphonalia cassidariaeformis (Reeve 1843) Gorgeous Cream! F+++/Gem W/O 49,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with attractive granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch and the canal terminal are slightly chipped. Trawled. Honshu, Japan 1970

Cassis fimbriata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++ 77,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, grayish and beige color with brown spiral lines, attractive sculpture with shoulder and body knobs. Amazing cream, white, brown, yellow base with body color marks, aperture and thick lip with brown marks. Has micro defects. Trawled. Off Streaky Bay, South Australia 1990

Semicassis pyrum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Globose! F++/F+++ W/O 58,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with pale orange, beige soft marks and knobby shoulder. White aperture and lip with brown, black marks. Has few slightly small growth marks and lines, chipped upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken wash up alive after cyclone. Te Arai Point, North Isl. New Zealand 2014

Haliotis australis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous! F+++ 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige, brown and pale orange color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture. The margin has 14 mm. damage and two drill marks on the top. Taken under rock ledges at extreme low tide. Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1970

Amalda australis (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, brown, gray. beige. cream, yellowish and white color body and bands. Bluish callus, brown, yellowish/beige, white/cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Trawled in shallow water. Summer Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand 1980

Nassarius globosus Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Gorgeous Thick Blotchless! Gem W/O 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color without dorsal blotch, attractive sculpture with granulose cords and very tick full mature white base. White, pale yellow ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dried animal and the operculum inside. Self collected on sand at shallow water. Phi-Phi Isl. South of Phuket, Thailand December 1999

Nassarius pullus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue Humped! Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful humped. Blue body and tones of brown color whorls with pale yellowish soft band, attractive sculpture with cream ribs and nodulose cords on low body. Very tick full mature yellowish/cream base with dark gray basal blotch. Cream, pale yellow, blackish ribbed aperture and thick lip. Self collected on sea grass at shallow water. On the front of Diving Resort, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998

Semicassis microstoma (Von Martens 1903) Gorgeous! F+++ 66 mm. Very beautiful special light specimen. Cream and white color with soft pale yellowish/beige spiral marks and attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and strong teeth. Has a slightly growth mark and damaged canal terminal. Trawled at 150-160 m. Off Mogadishu, Somalia 2005

Buccinulum vittatum motutaraense A. W. B. Powell 1929 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful, rare deep water subspecies. White and cream color, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords and ribbed top. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth line and slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged at 80-100 m. Off Otago Heads, New Zealand 1970