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

Turbo cidaris Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Superb Ornamented! Gem W/O H 35 W 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown and blackish color with white, cream, gray pattern. Irisans bluish, white base, aperture and brown lip, amazing nodulose white operculum. Dived at 10-15 m. under rocks. Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), East Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Xenophora conchyliophora (Born 1780) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 30 W 73 mm. including the attachment. Very beautiful hard to get from Florida. Dorsum white color with attractive sculpture, has mostly pieces of stones and two bivalve attachment. Yellowish, white color base with nodulose cords. Cream, white aperture and lip. Dredged. Off Key Largo, Florida 1980

Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter 1893 Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 37,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, gray and beige color attractive pattern and sculpture with granulose, fine nodulose cords and spiny margin. Inside blue color with black marks. Taken on rocks at low tide. Motutara, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1972

Tonna perdix (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ 102,7 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown, beige marked attractive large cords. White, pale grayish ribbed aperture and brown, beige lip. Has a growth mark on the base and few micro defects. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Viti-Levu, Fiji 1990

Tonna tesselata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 53 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish and white color with attractive tones of beige marked large cords. Beige slightly corded aperture and white thick lip with teeth. Trawled. Bali, Indonesia 1990

Cominella glandiformis (Reeve 1847) Outstanding! F++ 23 mm. Very beautiful. Pale grayish, bluish and cream color with knobby shoulder. White, brown aperture and thin lip. Has a growth mark on the dorsum, slightly chipped protoconch and chipped rough lip. Taken on exposed sand and mud flats at low tide. KawaKawa Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1972

Cominella maculosa (Martyn 1784) Outstanding Large! F+++ W/O 43 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color with black, brown and blue marks. Yellow aperture with black marks and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mt. Maunganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1994

Astralium pileolum (Reeve 1842) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O H 24,5 W 39 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive sculpture and frilly shoulder. Cream base with lamellate cords. Bluish/white iridescent base, aperture and lip, fabulous dark operculum. Has few micro defects. Found on  reef at low tide under rocks. Dixon Isl. Dampier, North West Australia 2018

Malea pomum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 63,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream, white, beige and pale orange color with large cords. White, yellowish aperture and thick lip with large teeth. Has a chip on the canal. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Lakeba Isl. Lao Group, Fiji 1981

Buccinulum linea (Martyn 1784) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem W/O 33,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive black, beige and brown bands. White ribbed aperture and lip with black marks. Has few micro defects. Taken on rocks at low tide. Takapuna Beach, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1983

Cominella nassoides (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, grayish and cream color, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on muddy bottom at low tide. Vaila Voe, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cypraecassis testiculus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 60,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, white and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture. Full mature yellowish/cream, white base, aperture and thick lip with black, beige marks and white teeth. Has little chipped canal terminals. Taken in sand between rocks. Port Louis, Martinique 1957

Phalium areola (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 57,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, rare in Australia. Bluish, white color with attractive tones of dark brown and beige pattern. Beige, white base with brown marks, aperture, thick lip with soft pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken in sand bar at night, low tide. Don River, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1987

Atrina vexillum (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++ 179,3 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown and cream color with attractive spines. Taken in muddy sand by snorkel. Fulanga Isl. Lau Group, Fiji Islands 1982

Scurria mesoleuca (Menke 1851) Outstanding Elongated Rare! F+++/Gem H 4 W 22,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum blackish and cream color attractive pattern and fine cords. Amazing interior iridescent white, gray, blue color and yellow. black lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on rocks near the crossing point at low tide. La Paz area, Baja Sur, West Mexico 1967

Busycon carica (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Slender Form! F+++ 95 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern with almost perfect shoulder spines and nodulose cords on low body. Orange, cream, brown, grayish ribbed aperture, lip and canal. Has a small growth mark on the side. Taken on sand after storm. Jacksonville, Florida 1970

Melongena corona (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Colorful Spiny Shoulder! Gem 83,6 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, beige, cream blackish color, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords, perfect spiny and lamellate shoulder and low body spines. White, pale bluish. brawn aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on soft muddy sand at extreme low tide. Marco Isl. Florida 1987

Sinistrofulgur contrarium (Conrad 1840) Gorgeous Small! F+++ W/O 76,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern with perfect shoulder spines and nodulose cords. White, cream, brown, blackish ribbed aperture, lip with fine teeth and canal. Has a slightly growth mark on the side. Taken in muddy sand with grass at low tide. Sanibel Isl. Florida 1964