Fimbria fimbriata (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 45 W 56,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. White color and attractive sculpture with nodulose body and cords, lamellate sides and lips with teeth. Taken buried in sand under rocks at 3 m. Lami, Suva Harbor, Viti Levu, Fiji 1972

Cuspidaria nobilis consimilis Habe 1861 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem H 23,3 W 43,7 mm. Very beautiful rare Tosa bay form. White and cream color with attractive large cords. Trawled at 150-200 m. Tosa Bay, Shikoku, Japan 2007

Codakia orbicularis (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++/Gem H 53,6 W 61,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white body and pink color on the top sides, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs. Taken at 3-5 m. in sand between rocks. Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico 1995

Oliva circinata Marrat 1881 Gorgeous Unusual Deep Water Form! F+++/Gem 49,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive brown, beige, grayish, bluish, black pattern and marks. White base, aperture and lip with brown marks. Trawled at 70-80 m. Off Prado, Bahia, Brazil 2023

Strombus latus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 98,4 mm. Very beautiful glossy and heavy. Tones of brown color with attractive white pattern and sculpture with large spiral knobs. White, pale beige aperture and grayish thick lip. Has chipped apex and a chip on the canal. Taken by nets at 20-30 m. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana 2024

Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke 1871) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 40,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords, spiral spines and small knobby shoulder. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark. Trawled at 30-50 fathoms. Off Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan 1998

Babylonia valentiana Swainson 1822 Gorgeous Giant Heavy! F++/F+++ 68,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with attractive bluish, mauve, beige, gray, brick and brown pattern. Body color and white base, aperture and lip. Has two growth marks, few micro defects and a chip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Hafun, Somalia 1990

Capulus otohimeae (Habe 1946) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish marks and attractive sculpture. White aperture and pale yellowish lip. Taken attached on dead trawled shells at 100 m. Iriomote Isl. Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan 1980

Littoraria undulata (J. E. Gray 1839) Gorgeous! F+++ 15 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black, brown pattern. Body color aperture and lip. Has rough lip. Taken on rocks at shore line. Kaliyasem, Kalibukbuk-Lovina area, Bali, Indonesia 2012

Strombus latus arenensis Bernard 1982 Gorgeous Large! F++ 101,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, pale yellow, cream color with small spiral knobs. White, yellowish/beige base, aperture and grayish lip. Has a healed drill mark on the base, micro defects, chipped apex, canal and upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1976

Dianthiphos bernardoi (Costa & R. S. Gomes 1998) Gorgeous Huge! Gem 16,9 mm. Very beautiful quite uncommon nowadays. Brown color with cream/white marks attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Taken in coral pieces brought by lobster traps from 60-70 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2018

Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Formerly Cymatium tranquebaricum. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive blackish, beige, brown, bluish knobby and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and thin lip. The protoconch is chipped. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Tellina cumingii Hanley 1844 Gorgeous! Gem H 19 W 40 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Cream color with attractive tones of gray marks, fine nodulose cords and lamellate side. Dredged at 80-100 feet on mud. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 1995

Aplustrum amplustre (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 15,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale pinkish color with attractive black, brown bands. Body color aperture and lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Olango Isl. Cebu, Philippines 1990

Granata imbricata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W 27,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown dots, attractive nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent corded aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole. Taken under rocks at low tide. Long Reef, North West Australia 1943

Septaria porcellana (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O H 8 W 20,7 mm. Very beautiful and colorful. Black color with attractive dark yellowish pattern. Inside blue and white color. Has few erosions defects and few nicks. Taken on rocks and walls in small river near dam. West Okinawa, Japan 2006

Meiocardia samarangiae F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton 1993 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful and attractive shape. Milky/white body color and cream, pale yellowish on the side with attractive cords. Has three very small drill holes. Trawled at 100-190 m. East side of Yakushima Isl. Kagoshima, Japan 1990

Chione elevata (Say 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem H 30 W 35,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose ribs and few spiny cords. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Laevicardium elatum (Sowerby 1833) Gorgeous Giant! F+++/Gem 126,9 mm. Very beautiful and colorful, hard to get his size nowadays. Tones of yellow, cream and white color with blue marks on the sides and orange over the lips. Has micro defects. Taken in sand in shallow water. San Carlos Bay, Guaymas, West Mexico 2016

Vasticardium elongatum (Bruguiere 1789) Gorgeous Large Heavy! F+++/Gem 81,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with purplish, pale pink, brown, beige, lavender marks, attractive spiny ribs and sculpture. Trawled. Pattani, Thailand 1980's