Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Giant Reddish! F+++/Gem W/O 27,4 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of reddish and cream color pattern with attractive nodulose cords. Bluish, white iridescent aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and a nick. Taken on kelps at low tide. Tokerau Beach, Doubtless Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1977

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

Cassis cornuta (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Cute Baby! F+++/Gem 82,8 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with brown, beige, bluish pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, soft body spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Body color base. Cream, white aperture and lip with brown marks and white teeth. Taken on sand among coral reef. Cebu Isl. Philippines 1980

Cassis fimbriata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 74,7 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and brown color with brown spiral lines, attractive nodulose sculpture with ribs, shoulder and body knobs. Cream, white, beige base, aperture and lip with beige, brown marks. Has few nicks on the canal. Dived night at 25 m. on sand. Middleton Beach, Albany, South West Western Australia 2002

Cassis tuberosa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Triangular Shape! F+++/Gem W/O 122,5 mm. Cream and white color with beige soft pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, body spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Amazing cream, black, brown, yellowish, beige base, aperture and thick lip with black marks, white teeth and black canal. Has a growth scar over the canal. Taken on mud flat at low tide. South Bimini, Bahamas 1968

Phalium bandatum (Perry 1811) Gorgeous! F+++ 84,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from Australia. Cream/white color with pale yellowish soft marks and  attractive spiny shoulder. White, yellowish/beige base, aperture and lip with pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has few healed slightly growth marks and a nick on the canal. Louisa Creek, Townsville, N.S.W. Australia 1966

Oliva caerulea ponderi Petuch & Sargent 1986 Gorgeous Torres Strait Form! F+++/Gem 54,7 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color background with attractive black, bluish, gray beige pattern. Blue/mauve, cream, white base, aperture, canal and thick lip with black marks. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on sand at low tide. Horn Isl. Torres Straits, Qld. Australia 1940

Oliva dactyliola Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Large! Gem 35,7 mm. Very beautiful strange population from Lau group . Dark yellow color background with attractive gray and black pattern. White, pale bluish, cream aperture and lip with black marks. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. by snorkel. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982

Mazatlania cosentini (R. A. Philippi 1836) Outstanding Superb! Gem 16,2 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with attractive knobby shoulder. Cream/white aperture and perfect lip. Dredged at 40 m. Off Devil's Isl. French Guyana 1968

Oliva miniacea (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Colorful Superb! Gem 61,2 mm. Very beautiful heavy specimen from Lau group. Cream/white color background with attractive black, gray, orange, blue, yellow pattern. Cream/white, bright orange base, aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand at 3-4 m. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1980

Lotoria lotoria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 114,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow and cream/white color body and top with black and white varices, attractive large spiral knobs, large and fine nodulose cords. White, black ribbed aperture, canal and thick lip with teeth. Dived at 10-12 m. in coral heads base. Bantayan Isl. Philippines 1986

Ranularia sinensis (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb! Gem 79,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, bluish/white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and thick knobby lip with teeth, perfect syphon. Taken by nets. Nha Trang area, Vietnam 2000

Amaea magnifica (G. B. Sowerby II 1844) Gorgeous Huge Superb! F+++/Gem 98,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white and cream color to the top, attractive sculpture with ribs, nodulose body and cords. Blue, white, cream aperture and nodulose lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 200 m. Off Zhejiang, East China Sea, China 2006

Ancilla chrysoma Kilburn 1981 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, yellow color with attractive brown, beige axial marks. White, cream, pale yellow aperture and lip with small tooth. Taken on sand and mud flats exposed by low tide. Off Chennai (former Madras), Tamil Nadu, India 1990

Oliva caroliniana Duclos 1835 Gorgeous Special Mozambique Form! Gem 31,7 mm. Very beautiful is quite different superb specimen. Tones of pale yellow color background with attractive brown, cream/white marks and black, gray, beige, brown spots. Dark blue, white base, aperture and tick lip. Taken on sand bar exposed at low tide. North of Pemba, Northern Mozambique 1980

Oliva pacifica Marrat 1870 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 49,1 mm. Very beautiful color and patterns, hard to get. Yellow color background with attractive brown, beige, blue, gray pattern and marks. White, blue, pale yellow base, aperture and tick lip. Trawled in sand at 15 m. West of Kantang, Thailand 1990

Oliva reticulata azona Dautzenberg 1927 Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 53 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color background with attractive tones of gray, brown, black pattern and orange over the canal. Bluish/white, base, aperture and pale yellow tick lip with black marks. Taken on sand at low tide. Sabang Harbor, Puerto Galaro, Mindoro, Philippines 1990