Buccinulum pallidum H. J. Finlay 1928 Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem 30,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color with attractive brown spiral lines and fine cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the side and a nick, Dredged at 40-50 m. Pakiri, Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cominella adspersa (Bruguiere 1789) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with black, brown, gray marks and nodulose cords. Yellow aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped Taken in muddy sand in shallow water (natural habitat). Okoromai Bay, Whangaparoa, North Isl. New Zealand 1983

Maoricardium setosum (Redfield 1846) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem H 51 W 55,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, pale yellowish and tones of pale beige color with attractive spiny ribs. Taken on sand at low tide. Townsville, Qld. Australia 1980

Haliotis scalaris Leach 1814 Gorgeous! F+++ 72,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream,  brown, beige and gray color attractive pattern and amazing sculpture with lamellas and very large granulose cord. Inside iridescent bluish color with almost perfect lip. Has a small hole and few little chipped lamellas. Dived at 20 m. on rocks. Freemantle, West Australia 1979

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

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

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

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

Astralium rotularia (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Frilly Large! F+++/Gem W/O H 31 W 40,9 mm. including lamellas Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive almost perfect large shoulder lamellas. Cream /white base with lamellate cords. Iridescent white base, aperture and lip, black operculum. Taken on rocks at low tide. Broome, North West Western Australia 1988

Glyphostoma rostrata A. Sysoev & Ph. Bouchet 2001 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 26,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, pale yellowish color with white, brown bands, beige marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and spiral knobs. Amazing white knobby aperture, brown and white lip with fine teeth. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2005

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

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

Oliva polpasta Duclos 1833 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 39 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige and greenish color background with attractive gray, black pattern and spots. Bluish/white base, aperture and lip with black marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1970

Strombus alatus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 81,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish/beige body and cream, white color early whorls with beige soft marks and cords, cream over the lip, attractive perfect shoulder knobs. Amazing brown, orange, black, beige, cream base, aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Marco Is. Florida 1970

Bathybembix argenteonitens (Lischke 1872) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 56 mm. Very beautiful. Iridescent bluish, white and cream color attractive sculpture with spiral knobs, nodulose spiral lines and nodulose shoulder cord. Iridescent bluish, cream aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark and few micro defects. Trawled at deep water. Off Cape Makura, Kagoshima, Japan 1990

Strombus decorus raybaudi albinistic Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Outstanding Uncommon! F+++ W/O 51,7 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with pale beige and yellowish soft marks. White and pale orange aperture and thin lip with beige marks. Has nicks on the upper lip. Collected from my daughter Korina by snorkeling at 2-3 m. on sand. Kiriamadi beach, Lasithi, North East Crete, Greece 18 August 20...

Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Exceptional Bicolor! F+++/Gem W/O 46,7 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821). Very beautiful exceptional bicolor and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. From the aperture till the middle of the dorsum white color with yellowish/beige pattern and then till the lip white and pale grayish color without pattern. Bluish/white and pale orange aperture and lip. Collected from my daughter Korina by snorkeling ...

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

Placamen lamellatum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem H 30,3 W 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color with attractive large lamellate cords. Has few chipped lamellas. Taken in sand in shallow water. Senkaku, Amami, South Japan 1980