Pholas dactylus Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W 64 mm. Very beautiful. White color, attractive sculpture with spiny cords and perfect spiny lips. Has few micro defects. Taken alive in mud bottom. Eretria, South Evoicos Gulf, Greece 2010

Pugilina morio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 104,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and tones of brown color with attractive yellow, cream, beige, brick, white bands, bluish thin spiral lines, few shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Black, brown, blue, beige, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in muddy sand on estuary. Kwa Ibo, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa 2024

Haliotis spadicea Donovan 1808 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 60,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and blackish color with white marks, rose top and attractive sculpture. Inside iridescent bluish and red color on the top. Taken on rocks at low tide. Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1998

Phos blainvillei Deshayes 1832 Gorgeous Orange Aperture! F+++/Gem W/O 18,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine nodulose body cords. Orange ribbed aperture with brown marks and white lip with fine teeth. Dived at 10 m. on sand and rubble. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 1979

Oliva circinata Marrat 1881 Gorgeous Unusual Deep Water Form! F+++/Gem 49,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive brown, beige, grayish, bluish, black pattern and marks. White base, aperture and lip with brown marks. Trawled at 70-80 m. Off Prado, Bahia, Brazil 2023

Strombus latus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 98,4 mm. Very beautiful glossy and heavy. Tones of brown color with attractive white pattern and sculpture with large spiral knobs. White, pale beige aperture and grayish thick lip. Has chipped apex and a chip on the canal. Taken by nets at 20-30 m. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana 2024

Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke 1871) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 40,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords, spiral spines and small knobby shoulder. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and lip. Has a healed slightly growth mark. Trawled at 30-50 fathoms. Off Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan 1998

Capulus otohimeae (Habe 1946) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish marks and attractive sculpture. White aperture and pale yellowish lip. Taken attached on dead trawled shells at 100 m. Iriomote Isl. Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan 1980

Littoraria undulata (J. E. Gray 1839) Gorgeous! F+++ 15 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black, brown pattern. Body color aperture and lip. Has rough lip. Taken on rocks at shore line. Kaliyasem, Kalibukbuk-Lovina area, Bali, Indonesia 2012

Strombus latus arenensis Bernard 1982 Gorgeous Large! F++ 101,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, pale yellow, cream color with small spiral knobs. White, yellowish/beige base, aperture and grayish lip. Has a healed drill mark on the base, micro defects, chipped apex, canal and upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1976

Dianthiphos bernardoi (Costa & R. S. Gomes 1998) Gorgeous Huge! Gem 16,9 mm. Very beautiful quite uncommon nowadays. Brown color with cream/white marks attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Taken in coral pieces brought by lobster traps from 60-70 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2018

Tellina cumingii Hanley 1844 Gorgeous! Gem H 19 W 40 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Cream color with attractive tones of gray marks, fine nodulose cords and lamellate side. Dredged at 80-100 feet on mud. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 1995

Aplustrum amplustre (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 15,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale pinkish color with attractive black, brown bands. Body color aperture and lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Olango Isl. Cebu, Philippines 1990

Granata imbricata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W 27,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown dots, attractive nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent corded aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole. Taken under rocks at low tide. Long Reef, North West Australia 1943

Septaria porcellana (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O H 8 W 20,7 mm. Very beautiful and colorful. Black color with attractive dark yellowish pattern. Inside blue and white color. Has few erosions defects and few nicks. Taken on rocks and walls in small river near dam. West Okinawa, Japan 2006

Cantharus mirabelmaxcencei Cossignani 2017 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 38,6 mm. Accepted from WoRMS as Pollia mirabelmaxcencei T. Cossignani, 2017 Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color with attractive dark brown and black cords, slightly knobby body. White ribbed mature aperture and yellow thick lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the spires. Self collected on rocks at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998

Mitrella blanda (Sowerby 1844) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive brown, black pattern. Cream color aperture and thick lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks at low tide. Cliften Beach, Karachi, Pakistan 1999

Gyrineum perca (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 55,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale yellow color with attractive knobby ribs and fine cords. perfect spiny and corded wings. White mature aperture and thick lip with teeth. Trawled on deep water. Off Tosa Bay, Japan 1983

Columbella rustica fustigata Kiener 1841 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 17,4 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, special east Mediterranean form. Multicolor attractive pattern and fine cords. White aperture and beige thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Haifa, Israel 1987

Tivela tripla (Linne 1771) Gorgeous Yellowish! F+++/Gem H 27 W 31,5  mm. Very beautiful and glossy from rare locality. Yellowish color with grayish, pink, orange bands and marks, fine cords. Taken in sand in splash zone. Sanyang Fishing Village, The Gambia, West Africa 2023