Pusula pediculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding! Gem 11,2 mm. Very beautiful. Gray, beige color with black blotches, attractive cream nodulose cords and knobby mantle line. Beige, brown margin and base with cream cords and white teeth. Taken under coral slabs at 1-2 m. Arashi Beach, Aruba 2025

Argonauta argo Linne 1758 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 154,9 mm. Very beautiful. White body color, attractive sculpture with large cords and white, black, brown dorsal spines. Taken floating along the coast. Off Palawan Isl. Philippines 1980

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

Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 23 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige and pale grayish color with attractive brown bands. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and chipped upper lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Wellers Rock, Otago Harbor, South Isl. New Zealand 1996

Cominella quoyana A. Adams, 1855 Outstanding Light Color Form! F+++/Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellowish color soft pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and  brown apex. White aperture and thin lip. Has a chip. Dredged at 10-15 fathoms. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

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

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

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

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

Onithochiton hirasei Pilsbry 1901 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 37 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale beige, gray and blackish color pattern with attractive sculpture. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Kii Peninsula, Honshu Isl. Japan 1980

Tenagodus weldii Tenison Woods 1876 Outstanding Rare! F+++/Gem 21,5 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. White color with attractive split and nodulose sculpture. Has chipped lip. Taken washed on the beat. KariKari Peninsula, North Isl. New Zealand 1980

Buccinulum colensoi (Suter 1908) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 18,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and grayish color bands with attractive granulose cords. White, gray ribbed aperture and perfect lip with fine teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Mahia, East coast of North Isl. New Zealand 1960

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

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