Dolomena labiosa (W. Wood 1828) Gorgeous Superb!  F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful local form. Cream, white, beige and yellowish color with attractive spiny shoulder and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and thick lip. Has a small growth defect on the base. Trawled at 20-30 m. Nacala area, North Mozambique 1980

Strombus pugilis dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 69,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange color body and cream, white corded early whorls with attractive very large perfect white shoulder spines. Amazing red, orange, white base, ribbed aperture and grayish/beige lip with blackish canal. Has little chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Biscayne Key, Miami, Florida 1978

Lunella torquata whitleyi (Iredale 1949) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O H 32 W 43,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color with blackish, brown bands, amazing sculptures with frilly ribs, knobby shoulder with canal. White aperture and knobby lip. Has a chip. Taken on reef at low tide. Margaret River, Western Australia 1966

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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