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 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

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

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

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

Cypraea arabica Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large Blue margins! Gem 59,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale grayish and cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown pattern, white and beige blue mantle line and extended tip. Amazing blue, cream margin and base with large slightly relief black, blue large spots and brown teeth. Taken on reef at shallow water. Broome, North West Western Australia 2016

Amalda albocallosa (Lischke 1868) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 63,7 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Tones of orange, cream, white and beige color. White, pale beige color callus, aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Trawled. Mikawa, Aichi, Japan 1970

Amalda dimidiata (G. B. Sowerby II 1859) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 27,3 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get this size nowadays. Tones of orange, cream and pale beige color. Orange, cream color aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks on low lip. Trawled in sand at 40-45 m. Off Cape of Sao Tome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1997

Ancillista velesiana Iredale 1936 Outstanding! Large! F+++/Gem 83 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream, white, brown and beige color. Pale yellowish/cream aperture and thin lip. Trawled. Off Tin Can Bay, South Qld. Australia 1980

Oliva australis Duclos 1835 Outstanding! Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with beige, brown spots, brown shoulder marks and over the canal. White aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Port Lincoln, South Australia 1984

Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 49,2 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream color background with gray, beige soft marks and attractive large black and cream/white dorsal blotches with blue over line. Cream, white and pale yellowish color base and callosus margins with beige, brown, grayish, bluish spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024

Coluzea mariae A. W. B. Powell 1952 Gorgeous Rare Large! F+++ 72,2 mm. Very beautiful rare! deep water shell, no more around. White color with attractive nodulose cords and perfect spiral spines. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects, slightly chipped protoconch and a chips on the side of the canal. Trawled at 400-500 m. Off West Chatham Rise, South Isl. New Zealand 1994

Ischnochiton contractus (Reeve 1847) Gorgeous Rare 7 Plates Form! F+++/Gem 31,3 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with grayish/grown marks, attractive granulose sculpture. Inside white color. Taken under rocks. Marino Rock, South Adelaide, South Australia 1933

Ischnochiton elongatus (Blainville 1825) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 24,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, gray color with attractive pattern and sculpture. Taken on rocks. Marino Rock, South Adelaide, South Australia 1933

Cypraea acicularis dwarf Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Hyper Callosus Superb! Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with cream, beige spots some are ocellata, cream soft mantle line. Hyper callosus white nodulose margins with brown, grayish spot and bases. Dived at 5-10 m. under rocks. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Argonauta nodosa Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous From New Zealand! F+++/Gem 90,8 mm. Very beautiful, rare in new Zealand. White body color, attractive sculpture with large granulose cords and white, black, brown dorsal knobs. Taken washed on beach. Western Bay, Mayor Isl. Bay of Plenty, North Isl. New Zealand 1950

Eudolium pyriformis (G. B. Sowerby III 1914) Outstanding Rare Japanese Specimen! F+++/Gem 44,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive cords. White ribbed aperture and cream lip with large teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 150-300 m. Off Shiona, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 1980

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate! F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978

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

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