
Punctacteon eloiseae (Abbott, 1973) 31 mm, Oman


Thatcheria mirabilis (Angas, 1877) 65-80 mm, Japan / South China Sea

Naticidae (17-21 mm) L to R, Top: Tanea lineata (Röding, 1798)/ Natica rouxi (Nicklès, 1952); Middle: N. fulminea 'cruentata' form /N. fulminea (Gmelin, 1791)/Glyphepithema alapapilionis (Röding, 1798); Bottom: Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798)/ Tectonatica violacea (Sowerby I, 1825)

Harpa costata (L., 1758) 61.2 mm, Mauritius


Vasum muricatum (Born, 1778) 96 mm, Saint Barthelemy, FWI


Oliva porphyria (L., 1758) largest 104 mm, Baja California / Mexico

Calliostoma annulatum (Lightfoot, 1786) 19 mm, Monterey Bay, California


Turbinella pyrum comorensis (Hornell, 1916) 204 mm, Sri Lanka

Turbo sazae (Fukuda, 2017) South Korea

Vexillum vulpecula (L., 1758) Philippines and Indonesia

Cypraecassis tenuis (Wood, 1828) L: 95 mm, Santa Elena Prov., Equador; R: 123 mm, Ferdinanda Isl., Galapagos Islands, Equador.

Guildfordia yoka (Jousseaume, 1899) 95 & 80 mm, Japan

Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821) 111 & 115 mm, St. Brandon Isl., Mauritius

Vullietoliva splendidula (Sowerby I, 1825) 32-47 mm, West Panama

Vexillum regina (Sowerby I, 1828) 70-73 mm, Tulear, Madagscar

Swainsonia fissurata (Lamarck, 1811) 42-50 mm, two L: Egypt, Red Sea; R: Madagascar

L: Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1839) 43 mm, Manila, Philippines; R: Hydatina physis (L., 1758) Bohol, Philippines

Gyrineum perca (Perry, 1811) L: 82 mm, Aichi, Japan; R: 71 mm, South China Sea

Tanea undulata (Röding, 1798) 31 mm, Phuket, Thailand


Subcancilla belcheri (Hinds, 1844) 119.3 & 103.6 mm, Manzanillo, Mexico, dredged at 120 feet

L to R: Calliostoma monile (Reeve, 1863) 22 mm, NW Australia; C. vinosum (Quinn, 1992) 27 mm, Brazil; C. scotti (Kilburn, 1973) 34 mm, South Africa

Babylonia valentiana (Swainson, 1822) Top: 56.3 mm, Northern Somalia; Bottom: 65.6 & 66.5 mm, Bar Al Hikman, Oman

Top: T. subulata (Linné, 1767) 110 mm, Philippines; Middle: T. taurina (Lightfoot, 1786) 127 mm, Punta Castilla, Honduras; Bottom: Oxymeris dimidiata (L., 1758) 117 mm, Cebu, Philippines

Mitra mitra (L., 1758) Bohol, Philippines

Marginellona gigas (von Martens, 1904) 83.8 & 110.9 mm, South China Sea (Taiwan)

Strombus gallus (L., 1758) pink specimens, 110 & 118 mm, Brazil

Galeodea echinophora (L., 1758) 52 & 56 mm, Gulf of Ishenderun, Turkey

Cinctura branhamae (Rehger & Abbott, 1951) 125 & 92 mm, Bay of Campeche, Mexico

Cassis tesselata (Gmelin, 1791) 220 mm, Senegal


Vexillum citrinum compressum (Sowerby, G. B. II & III, 1874) 49.4-55.4, various locatities

Clanculus pharaonius (Linné, 1758) 17-20 mm, L two: Egypt (Red Sea); R: United Arab Emirates (Persian Gulf)

Mikadotrochus hirasei (Pilsbry, 1903) 69 & 87 mm, East China Sea, trawled at 240 m

Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791) 117 mm, Sal Isl., Cap Verde


Isara swainsonii (Broderip, 1836) L: 131 mm, Guaymas, Equador; R: 132 mm, Tobago Isl., Panama

Top L: Oliva chrysoplecta (Tursch & Greifeneder, 1989) Philippines / R: O. buelowi phuketensis (Tursch, Germain & Greifeneder, 1986) Malaysia / Bottom L: O. tessellata (Lamarck, 1811) Australia / R: O. parkinsoni (Prior, 1975) - PNG. (19-26 mm)

Harpa doris (Röding, 1798) 67 mm, Senegal


Vexillum filiareginae (Cate, 1961) = Vexillum coloscopulus (Cate, 1961) 55.4-68.0 mm, various locaties in the Philippines

L pair: Oliva tremulina (Lamarck, 1811) 'tenebrosa' form; R pair: Oliva tremulina (Lamarck, 1811), 78-92 mm, Tulear, Madagascar

Natica fulminea (Gmelin, 1971) 33 mm, Mauritania

L to R: Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822) 26 mm, Senegal; N. arachnoides (Gmelin, 1791) 24 mm, Mozambique; N. multipunctata (Blainville, 1825) 25 mm, Gabon

Cintura tortugana traciae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2020) trawled at 150' off Isla Contoy, SW Yucatan, Mexico


Persicula cingulata (Dillwyn, 1817) Senegal

Vexillum militare (Reeve, 1845) 18.9-19.9 mm, Lilo-An, Cebu, Philippines

Vexillum dennisoni (Reeve, 1844) 54.5-57.0 mm, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Volva volva (Linné, 1758) 81.3-124.5 mm L: Queensland, Australia; two R: Philippines

Aurantilaria aurantiaca (Lamarck, 1816) 89.5 mm, Ceara, Brazil


Oliva rubrolabiata (Fischer, 1902) 43.6 mm, Santo Isl., Vanuatu