Engina goncalvesi Coltro 2005 Outstanding Rare! Gem 14,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige and brown color with cream band, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken by lobster traps at 80-100 m. Off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil 2015

Penion cuvierianus (A. W. B. Powell 1927) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 125,2 mm. Very beautiful north Isl. form. White, cream and yellowish/beige color with brown marks. attractive spiral knobs and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Little Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1980

Macridiscus donacinus (Megerle von Muhlfeld 1811) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 20,2 W 27 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, cream, brown, grayish, beige color attractive pattern. Trawled in shallow water. Dapeng Bay, Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan 1952

Megapitaria maculata (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem H 46 W 56,7 mm. Very beautiful, glossy and heavy. Yellowish color with attractive multicolor pattern and fine cords. Taken on sand at 3-6 m. Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio area, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2017

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

Chama lazarus Linne 1758 Gorgeous Baby Orange! F+++/Gem 44 mm. including the spines. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color with dark purple marks and attractive almost perfect spines. Dived at 15-20 m. Racha Isl. Andaman Sea, Thailand 1977