Ischnochiton lineolatus (Blainville 1825) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 27 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown lines attractive pattern and sculpture. Taken under rocks. Marino Rock, South Adelaide, South Australia 1933

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 94,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed knobby aperture and lip. Taken on beach. Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga, North Isl. New Zealand 1978

Ranella australasia (G. Perry 1811) Outstanding Rare Smooth form Large! F++ 91,3 mm. Very beautiful. Brown cream white color nodulose cords, black and white varices. Bluish/white knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Has two growth marks and chipped apex doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on rocks at low tide. Ninety Mile Beach, Hukenui, North Is. New Zealand 1990

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