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

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

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

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

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

Nassarius pullus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue Humped! Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful humped. Blue body and tones of brown color whorls with pale yellowish soft band, attractive sculpture with cream ribs and nodulose cords on low body. Very tick full mature yellowish/cream base with dark gray basal blotch. Cream, pale yellow, blackish ribbed aperture and thick lip. Self collected on sea grass at shallow water. On the front of Diving Resort, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998

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

Semicassis microstoma (Von Martens 1903) Gorgeous! F+++ 66 mm. Very beautiful special light specimen. Cream and white color with soft pale yellowish/beige spiral marks and attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and strong teeth. Has a slightly growth mark and damaged canal terminal. Trawled at 150-160 m. Off Mogadishu, Somalia 2005

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

Buccinulum vittatum motutaraense A. W. B. Powell 1929 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful, rare deep water subspecies. White and cream color, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords and ribbed top. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth line and slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged at 80-100 m. Off Otago Heads, New Zealand 1970

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

Mazatlania cosentini (R. A. Philippi 1836) Outstanding Superb! Gem 16,2 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with attractive knobby shoulder. Cream/white aperture and perfect lip. Dredged at 40 m. Off Devil's Isl. French Guyana 1968

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

Chrysostoma paradoxum (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 15 W 16 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive gray pattern and black marks. Rose, yellowish base, aperture and grayish lip with fine teeth. Has a chip and a nick. Taken on rocks at low tide. Malololailai Isl. Fiji 1992

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

Clanculus floridus (R. A. Philippi 1850) Gorgeous Special NSW Form! Gem H 8 W 11,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with brown marks, attractive nodulose cords and white top. White base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent corded aperture and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at low tide . Narrabeen, NSW, Australia 1986

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

Diloma bicanaliculatum (Dunker 1845) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 10,5 W 13 mm. Very beautiful and hard to get. Black color with cream dots, attractive knobby cords and nodulose body. Bluish/white iridescent color aperture and black spiny lip. Has a chip on the shoulder. Taken under rocks at low tide. West coast of Auckland, Northland, New Zealand 2003

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

Zethalia zelandica (Hombron & Jacquinot 1848) Gorgeous Colorful Flat! F+++ H 11 W 16,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish color with attractive brown, beige pattern. Cream and white color base with attractive brown, blackish pattern. Bodycolor aperture and lip. Has slightly chipped rough lip. Taken in sand bars at low tide. Rarawa Beach, The Far North, North Isl. New Zealand 2003