Argonauta hians Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 60 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords and black dorsal knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Trawled. Off South West Taiwan 1970

Nassarius globosus Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Gorgeous Thick! Gem 13,3 mm. Very beautiful. White color with tones of brown dorsal blotch, attractive sculpture with granulose cords and very tick full mature white base. White, brown ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dried animal inside. Self collected on sand at shallow water. Phi-Phi Isl. South of Phuket, Thailand December 1999

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

Ptychobela nodulosa (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 41,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get in this condition. White, cream, brown, beige color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and granulose body cords. White aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled. Off Chennai (former Madras), Tamil Nadu, India 1980

Euchelus atratus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish and beige color with attractive blackish and cream nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with black dots and fine teeth. Gas a chip. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Erakor Lagoon, Port Vila, Efate Isl. Vanuatu 1995

Thalotia conica (J. E. Gray 1826) Gorgeous! Gem 16,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and cream color with attractive nodulose cords, white and rose top. Irisans blue ribbed aperture and lip with blackish marks. Has erosion on the top. Taken at low tide. Albany Harbour, South West Western Australia 1971

Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn 1817) Gorgeous Large! F+++ H 39,6 W 42,7 mm. Very beautiful heavy. Cream, white color with attractive tones of brown, beige pattern and fine spiny large cords. Has few chips. Dived at 25-35 m. in sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2022

Marinula filholi F. W. Hutton 1878 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 11 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color body and yellowish/cream top. Amazing bluish/white, pale yellow aperture with large teeth and lip. Has a chip. Taken at low tide. Takapuna Reef Beach, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1981

Placamen berrii (W. Wood 1828) Gorgeous! F+++ H 32,7 W 32,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of blue, cream and white color with attractive strong cords. Taken in sand. Shark Bay area, North Western Australia 1975

Tivela planulata (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem H 30 W 36 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, rare in Mexico. Yellow, beige and cream color attractive pattern. Taken on sand in very low tide. Mazatlan, Sinaloa, West Mexico 1980

Buccinum undatum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F++/F+++ W/O 89,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish, cream, white and pale beige color with attractive nodulose cords and sculpture. White base, aperture and ribbed lip. Has a slightly growth mark on the spires and few micro defect. Trawled. Off Oostend, Western Flanders, Belgium 1966

Pusio elegans (Griffith & Pidgeon 1834) Outstanding Large With Periostracum! F+++/Gem W/O 49,8 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish, gray color full periostracum with knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged. Bahia de Chiriqui, Veraguas, West Panama 1985

Amalda similis (Sowerby 1859) Outstanding Deep Water Dark! F+++ W/O 53,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, gray and pale beige color axial lines with white, beige, brown bands and spires mark. Pale pinkish, beige, white base, aperture and  lip. Has few micro defects and rough lip. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Quissico (Zavala), Southern Mozambique 1990

Ancilla castanea (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Dark Brown! F+++/Gem 24,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown color with gray axial lines and cream/white top. White, cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the base. Taken in sand in shallow water. Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Oman 1980

Oliva brettinghami Bridgman 1909 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17 mm. Very beautiful . Cream color background with attractive beige and brown zigzag pattern. White, pale bluish, blackish aperture, cream lip with beige dots. Taken in sand at shallow water. Broome, Kimberley Region, Western Australia 1980

Sconsia striata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Rare Superb Thick! F+++/Gem 44,9 mm. Accepted as S. grayi A. Adams, 1855  Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige, brown spiral marks and nodulose cords. Cream, white color base with beige marks, aperture and thick lip with strong teeth. Has a small growth mark on the canal. Dredged at 100-120 m. Campeche Bay, Gulf of Mexico, East Mexico 1970

Semicassis undulatum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Canary Islands Form! F+++/Gem 58,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with beige, brown spiral marks and lines, large cords, nodulose shoulder and spires. Cream, white color granulose base, ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has two very small drill hole and a small growth mark on the spires. Taken by nets. La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain 1971

Oliva volvaroides Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Unusual! Gem 21,1 mm. Very beautiful, unusual specimen from unusual area. Not sure about ID. Tones of orange and cream color background with few beige soft marks. Cream, white aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Korere Village, off Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea 1980

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

Tegula rugosa (A. Adams 1853) Gorgeous Large! F+++ W/O 32 mm. Very beautiful. yellowish, cream, white and blackish color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. cream, beige base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and yellowish lip. Has healed slightly growth marks and a chip. Taken on upper inter tidal rocks. San Felipe, Baja California Sur, West Mexico 1970