Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Exceptional Zigzag Pattern! F+++ W/O 35,1 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with attractive brown and beige zigzag pattern. Bluish/white aperture and thin lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip and a chip on the canal. Collected from my daughter Vicky by snorkeling at 4-5 m. on sand. Angistri Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece August...

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

Glycymeris longior (G. B. Sowerby I 1833) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem H 30 W 30 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellow, cream, brown and beige color rays. Trawled at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2000

Calliostoma ornatum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 20 mm. Very beautiful, special cape St. Francis form. Yellowish/beige color, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and  lip with fine teeth. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Cape St. Francis, Cape Province, South Africa 1977

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

Ischnochiton lineolatus (Blainville 1825) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 27 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown lines attractive pattern and sculpture. Taken under rocks. Marino Rock, South Adelaide, South Australia 1933

Gibberulus gibbosus (Roding 1798) Gorgeous! Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown, black, yellowish spiral marks, slightly corded spires and low body. White, black, brown base, ribbed aperture and lip. Taken exposed on sand flat at 2-3 feet. Agana Bay, Guam 1976

Laevistrombus guidoi (Man in't Veld & De Turck 1998) Gorgeous Rare White Large! F+++ 50,8 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Pure white color with few cords on low body. White base with callus, aperture and lip. Has micro defects, little chipped protoconch and canal, scratch on upper lip. Taken in coral sand at low tide. Efate, Vanuatu 2001

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

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