Olivancillaria auricularia (Lamarck 1810) Outstanding! F++ 40 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish. white and cream color and pale beige, white over the canal. White, bluish, brown base with callus, aperture and pale beige lip. Has slightly irregularities, micro defects and few nicks. Taken in sand at 1 m. Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1977

Oliva truncata Marrat 1867 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream beige color background with amazing tones of brown pattern. White aperture and thick lip. Trawled at 40-80 m. Off Manta, Manabi, Ecuador 2001

Oliva sericea (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 66,5 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream, white color background with amazing black, gray, blue pattern. Cream,, white yellowish base, aperture and thick lip. Has irregularities over the lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Goodenough Isl. (Nidula Isl.), Papua New Guinea,  late XIX Century

Oliva pindarina Duclos 1840 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 31,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive blackish, bluish and gray pattern. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip with blackish, gray marks. Taken in sand at low tide. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1980

Oliva hirasei Kira 1959 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 43,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with amazing blackish, gray, blue pattern. White, pale blue aperture and lip with black marks. Taken on sand bottom by dive. Siasi, Sulu, Southern Philippines 1990

Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry 1926) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 31,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with fine corded sculpture and yellow top. White aperture and thin lip. Taken exposed on sand bar at extreme low tide. One Arm Point, Western Australia 1980

Haliotis diversicolor squamata Reeve 1846 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and cream color pattern with attractive lamellate cords. Inside corded iridescent bluish color and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at low tide. Cleaverville Beach, Karratha, Western Australia 1991

Vasticardium vertebratum (Jonas 1844) Gorgeous Colorful Extra Large! F+++/Gem 63,9 mm. Very beautiful. Rose. cream and white color with soft grayish marks, attractive granulose and lamellate ribs. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Rowes Bay, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1980

Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks, attractive spiral spines and fine nodulose cords. White and yellow nodulose and ribbed base, aperture and knobby, ribbed lip. Trawled. Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar, India 1983

Pollia undosa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 32,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, pale yellow and black color attractive cords. White ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Rainmaker Hotel, Pago-Pago, Tutuila Isl. American Samoa 1986

Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neefs 1970) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 48,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale yellowish/beige, cream and white color with attractive fine nodulose cords. Amazing cream, white mature base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged for beach renourishment. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 2004

Trajana perideris (Dall 1910) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and beige color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1970

Tectarius pagodus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with blue, beige, brown spiral lines and bands, attractive sculpture with spiny and knobby cords. White and yellow base with knobby cords. White, yellow color ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Java Isl.  Indonesia 1980

Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! F+++/Gem 46,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream/white color with yellowish fragile periostracum. Inside white color. Trawled. Gunnamatta Beach, Victoria, N. S. W. Australia 1980

Bassina yatei (Gray 1835) Gorgeous Extra Large! F++ H 53 W 60,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and mauve color on the side, bluish umbo with attractive sharp cords. The cords are little chipped. Taken on sand at low tide. Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, North Isl. New Zealand 2010

Bassina disjecta (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Frilly! F++ H 42 W 57 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive frilly cream and pale pinkish lamellas. Some lamellas are chipped. Taken live on sand after storm. Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia 1980

Pinna muricata Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++ 164 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Tones of gray and cream color with attractive sculpture. Taken in sand. Kurrimine Beach, Central Qld. Australia 1990

Limatula maoria Finlay 1927 Gorgeous Slender Species! F+++/Gem 24 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. White color with attractive fine sculpture. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Spirits Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1990

Meiocardia hawaiana Dall, Bartsch & Rehder 1938 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 16,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White body and orange color on the side with attractive cords. Dived at 10 m. on sand. Minabe, Wakayama, Japan 1996

Seashells composition from auction May 2026