Columbella rustica fustigata Kiener 1841 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 17,4 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, special east Mediterranean form. Multicolor attractive pattern and fine cords. White aperture and beige thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Haifa, Israel 1987

Tivela tripla (Linne 1771) Gorgeous Yellowish! F+++/Gem H 27 W 31,5  mm. Very beautiful and glossy from rare locality. Yellowish color with grayish, pink, orange bands and marks, fine cords. Taken in sand in splash zone. Sanyang Fishing Village, The Gambia, West Africa 2023

Euciroa crassa Thiele & Jackel 1931 Outstanding Globose! F+++/Gem H 35 W 36 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive spiny ribs. Trawled at 600-800 m. Off Morondava, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar 2009

Babylonia zeylanica (Bruguiere 1789) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 57,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive tones of beige, gray, brick and orange pattern. Body color and white base, aperture and lip. Trawled at 40-60 m. off shore. Cuddalore, Southern Chennai (Madras), India 1990

Ficus gracilis (Sowerby 1825) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 96,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, grayish, bluish and white color with attractive nodulose cords and sculpture. Beige, bluish/white slightly ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled. Keeling, North Taiwan 2013

Glossaulax didyma (Roding 1798) Outstanding! F+++/Gem  W/O W 30,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, hard to get from Australia. Pale bluish, grayish, cream and white color. White, brown base callus, aperture and lip. Taken in trails at low tide at night. Langford Isl. Qld. Australia 1978

Glossaulax didyma (Roding 1798) Outstanding Blue! F+++ W/O W 28,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of blue, cream and white color. White, beige base callus, aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Taken in trails at low tide. Off Pelangi Beach, Langkawi Isl. Andaman Sea, Malaysia 2003

Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 28,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and bluish/white color with few pale beige soft marks. Brown, black white base, aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark and few nicks. Taken in trails in white sand at low tide. Erakor Isl. Port Vila, Vanuatu 1993

Natica tigrina (Roding 1798) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 26 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive brown, gray, bluish and black spots. White base, spotted aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Pelangi Resort Beach, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia 2003

Aplus assimilis (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Dark! F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish, cream and dark brown color with attractive nodulose cords. Brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand and small rocks at 1-3 ft. Baie de Goree, Senegal 2006

Caducifer atlanticus Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso 1970 Outstanding Rare! F+++ 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, dark brown color with beige dots and attractive cords. White, gray aperture and lip with fine teeth. The apex looks like chipped but has protoconch. Dived at 20-25 m. under rocks. Pirangi do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 2007

Chauvetia tenuisculpta (Dautzenberg 1891) Outstanding! Gem 11,6 mm. Very nice. White color with attractive nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Almadies, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa 2006

Agaronia griseoalba Von Martens 1897 Gorgeous! Gem 34,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish/gray and cream/white color with white over the canal and cream top. Blue, white, brown, blackish, gray base, aperture and lip. Taken in pink sand at very low tide. Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, West Costa Rica 2008

Agaronia griseoalba Von Martens 1897 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with blue axial marks and dots, gray and cream over the canal. Blue, white, brown, yellowish base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Las Lajas, Chiriqui, West Panama 1990

Eburna glabrata (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellowish! F+++/Gem 48,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish color with orange, cream/white bands. Pale yellowish, pale bluish, white base, aperture and lip with small tooth. Taken in sand in shallow water. Paranaguana Peninsula, Venezuela 1990

Oliva incrassata (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 60,4 mm. Very beautiful and very heavy. Blue and cream color background with blue, black, brown, gray marks and dots. Cream, white base, aperture and lip with blackish, brown marks. Taken in or on sand at extreme low tide. San Felipe, Baja California, West Mexico 2003

Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 75,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with soft yellowish and few pink marks, attractive sculpture, knobby and spiny ribs. Taken on coral sand at low tide. Kamiyama Isl. Okinawa, Japan 1970's

Agaronia gibbosa (Born 1778) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 46,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Tones of blue, pale yellowish, grayish and cream color pattern with brown and blackish marked band on low body. Bluish, white base, aperture and brown lip. Has a chip on the upper lip. Trawled at 20-40 m. Kanyakumari, Southern India 2011

Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti 1996 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 21,9 mm. Very beautiful. Red, purplish and white colors pattern, attractive sculpture with spiral knobs and nodulose cords. Irisans bluish/white color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few nicks and chipped protoconch. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2008

Anadara antiquata (Linne 1758) Outstanding Heavy! F+++/Gem H 46 W 62 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with orange marks on the sides and attractive nodulose ribs. Taken in sand with grass at low tide. Suva, Viti-Levu, Fiji 1960