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

Cominella nassoides (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, grayish and cream color, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on muddy bottom at low tide. Vaila Voe, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cypraecassis testiculus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 60,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, white and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture. Full mature yellowish/cream, white base, aperture and thick lip with black, beige marks and white teeth. Has little chipped canal terminals. Taken in sand between rocks. Port Louis, Martinique 1957

Phalium areola (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 57,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, rare in Australia. Bluish, white color with attractive tones of dark brown and beige pattern. Beige, white base with brown marks, aperture, thick lip with soft pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken in sand bar at night, low tide. Don River, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1987

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

Engina goncalvesi Coltro 2005 Outstanding Rare! Gem 14,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige and brown color with cream band, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken by lobster traps at 80-100 m. Off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil 2015

Penion cuvierianus (A. W. B. Powell 1927) Gorgeous Knobby! F+++/Gem W/O 125,2 mm. Very beautiful north Isl. form. White, cream and yellowish/beige color with brown marks. attractive spiral knobs and nodulose cords. White base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Little Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1980

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

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

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

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 globosus Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Gorgeous Thick Blotchless! Gem W/O 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color without dorsal blotch, attractive sculpture with granulose cords and very tick full mature white base. White, pale yellow ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dried animal and the operculum inside. Self collected on sand at shallow water. Phi-Phi Isl. South of Phuket, Thailand December 1999

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

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

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

Tucetona pectunculus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 39 W 41 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive brown, black pattern and knobby large ribs. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Near Labuanbajo, Flores Bidari Isl. Indonesia 2003

Mactra maculata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 44 W 54,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, cream color with attractive yellowish/beige and brown pattern. Taken in sand flats at low tide. Waicucu Beach, Labuan Bajo, Flores Isl. Indonesia 2009

Acteon tornatilis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F++ 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. hard to get from Wales. Tones of beige and pale brown color with attractive white bands and fine nodulose cords. White aperture and lip. Has chipped rough lip. Trawled. Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales, UK 1973