Laevistrombus vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 41,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, beige and blue color attractive pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand flats at very low tide.Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 1980

Euprotomus aratrum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 76,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish and white color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing black, brown, grayish, yellowish/beige, orange and cream base, aperture, lip, canal and finger. Taken in sand in shallow water. Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 1989

Ranella olearium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Thick Knobby! F+++ W/O 106,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white, beige, orange, grayish and yellowish color with attractive thick knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish aperture and lip with teeth. Has few worm drills on the spires, few micro defects and chipped apex. Trawled at 40-100 m. Ria de Vigo, Galicia, Spain 1969

Fusitriton oregonensis (Redfield 1846) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem W/O 108,5 mm. White color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and lip. Has shipped protoconch and few micro defects. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Graham Isl. British Columbia, Canada 1967

Fusitriton magellanicus murrayi (E. A. Smith 1891) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 94,6 mm. Very beautiful uncommon form. White color with attractive knobby cream and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and slightly shipped protoconch. Trawled at 50 fathoms. Off Capetown, Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Oliva bulbosa fabagina Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black and cream color attractive pattern with soft pale blue, brown, beige marks. Blue, white base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Aden Gulf, Yemen. 1960

Haliotis virginea crispata A. Gould 1847 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 27,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange color and attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads, North Isl. New Zealand 1986

Semicassis labiata (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Large! F+++ W/O 59,8 mm. Very beautiful, no more like that. Grayish, beige, brown and cream color attractive pattern. Cream, white, beige base, aperture and thick lip with beige, brown marks and teeth. Has healed slightly growth marks. Trawled at 50-80 m. Jervis Bay, NSW. Australia 1980

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

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

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

Cominella eburnea (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 29,6 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, yellow and white color bands with attractive knobby shoulder. White, cream, brown, blue, black color base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth mark and line, slightly chipped protoconch. Taken among sea grass at low tide. Pt. Welshpool, Victoria, Australia 1980

Buccinulum vittatum (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Double Banded Form! Gem 15,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive black and brown bands and lines. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under small rocks at low tide. Martins Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

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

Austrofusus glans (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 71,7 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive nodulose cords and spiral spines. Bluish/white color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a chip on the lip and the canal. Trawled at 65 fathoms. Middle Bank, off Kaikoura coast, South Isl. New Zealand 1956

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

Babylonia japonica (Reeve 1842) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 58,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive tones of beige and gray pattern. Body color and white callosus base, aperture and lip. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan 1970

Seashells composition from auction February 2026

Seashells composition from auction January 2026

Seashells composition from auction December 2025