Cominella virgata H. & A. Adams 1853 Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 24,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive blackish pattern and spiral lines, black top. White, yellow and brown ribbed aperture and lip. Taken on rocky in a very muddy area at low tide. Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Bassina disjecta (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Frilly! F++ H 42 W 57 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive frilly cream and pale pinkish lamellas. Some lamellas are chipped. Taken live on sand after storm. Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia 1980

Siphonalia cassidariaeformis (Reeve 1843) Gorgeous Cream! F+++/Gem W/O 49,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with attractive granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch and the canal terminal are slightly chipped. Trawled. Honshu, Japan 1970

Bassina yatei (Gray 1835) Gorgeous Extra Large! F++ H 53 W 60,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and mauve color on the side, bluish umbo with attractive sharp cords. The cords are little chipped. Taken on sand at low tide. Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, North Isl. New Zealand 2010

Semicassis pyrum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Globose! F++/F+++ W/O 58,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with pale orange, beige soft marks and knobby shoulder. White aperture and lip with brown, black marks. Has few slightly small growth marks and lines, chipped upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken wash up alive after cyclone. Te Arai Point, North Isl. New Zealand 2014

Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! F+++/Gem 46,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream/white color with yellowish fragile periostracum. Inside white color. Trawled. Gunnamatta Beach, Victoria, N. S. W. Australia 1980

Haliotis australis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous! F+++ 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige, brown and pale orange color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture. The margin has 14 mm. damage and two drill marks on the top. Taken under rock ledges at extreme low tide. Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1970

Tectarius pagodus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with blue, beige, brown spiral lines and bands, attractive sculpture with spiny and knobby cords. White and yellow base with knobby cords. White, yellow color ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Java Isl.  Indonesia 1980

Amalda australis (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, brown, gray. beige. cream, yellowish and white color body and bands. Bluish callus, brown, yellowish/beige, white/cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Trawled in shallow water. Summer Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand 1980

Trajana perideris (Dall 1910) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 20,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and beige color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1970

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

Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neefs 1970) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 48,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale yellowish/beige, cream and white color with attractive fine nodulose cords. Amazing cream, white mature base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged for beach renourishment. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 2004

Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Exceptional Zigzag Pattern! F+++ W/O 35,1 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with attractive brown and beige zigzag pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thin lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip and a chip on the canal. Collected from my daughter Vicky by snorkeling at 4-5 m. on sand. Angistri Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece August...

Pollia undosa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 32,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, pale yellow and black color attractive cords. White ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Rainmaker Hotel, Pago-Pago, Tutuila Isl. American Samoa 1986

Glycymeris glycymeris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 45 W 46,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive tones of brown, beige pattern and fine cords. Trawled at 20-30 m. Erquis Harbour, Bretagne, France 2002

Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 57,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks, attractive spiral spines and fine nodulose cords. White and yellow nodulose and ribbed base, aperture and knobby, ribbed lip. Trawled. Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar, India 1983

Glycymeris longior (G. B. Sowerby I 1833) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem H 30 W 30 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellow, cream, brown and beige color rays. Trawled at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2000

Vasticardium vertebratum (Jonas 1844) Gorgeous Colorful Extra Large! F+++/Gem 63,9 mm. Very beautiful. Rose. cream and white color with soft grayish marks, attractive granulose and lamellate ribs. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Rowes Bay, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1980

Oliva rufula Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Form! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tons of brown, beige, orange, black, cream and bluish color attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream, white aperture and thick lip with black marks. Has irregularities over the lip. Dived night at 15 m. on black sand bottom. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 2008

Haliotis diversicolor squamata Reeve 1846 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and cream color pattern with attractive lamellate cords. Inside corded iridescent bluish color and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at low tide. Cleaverville Beach, Karratha, Western Australia 1991