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Murex Chicoreus bourguignati Gorgeous!
Murex Chicoreus bourguignati (Poirier, 1883) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish, cream and white color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive nodulose and knobby cords, almost perfect black and brown spines, pink
top. Bluish/white mature aperture and pale yellowish lip with teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken in coral reef at shallow water. Chocas Beach, Conducia Bay, Mozambique 1990s
USD 30.00
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Murex Chicoreus strigatus Gorgeous From Okinawa!
Murex Chicoreus strigatus (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous From Okinawa!
F+++/Gem W/O 32,6 mm. Very beautiful special color. Pale yellowish/beige and cream/white color with attractive knobby cords and frilly small spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken under dead coral at low tide. Nakagusuku Bay (Buckner Bay), Okinawa, Japan 1979
USD 18.00
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Murex Chicoreus strigatus Gorgeous Strange!
Murex Chicoreus strigatus (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous Strange!
F+++/Gem 45,8 mm. Very beautiful rare strange Qld. specimen. Yellowish/beige, brown and black color bands and spiral lines, with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect short frilly spines. White, pale blue mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a chip on the canal. Taken under dead coral. Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 2013
USD 16.00
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Murex Chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai Gorgeous Large Yellowish/beige!
Murex Chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai Shikama 1964 Gorgeous Large Yellowish/beige!
F++ W/O 52,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish/beige color with attractive curved long spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has one broken spine on early whorl, few worm marks, few little chipped small spines on the top and few nicks the side of the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Davao 2000
USD 8.00
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Murex Chicoreus mergus Gorgeous Large!
Murex Chicoreus mergus (E. Vokes 1974) Gorgeous Large!
F++ W/O 57,3 mm. Very beautiful rare in panama. Cream and white color with attractive brown, beige nodulose cords and marks, almost perfect brown spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has worm holes and a chipped spine on the central varices, a drill mark last whorl, two chips on the side of the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dredged at 80 feet. Bahia de Portobelo, Colon, East Panama 1987
USD 35.00
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Murex Siratus perelegans Gorgeous Superb!
Murex Siratus perelegans (Vokes 1965) Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem W/O 60 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get now. White and cream color with attractive knobs, brown and beige cords, long almost perfect siphon. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The lower side of the canal is chipped. Taken by fish traps in 200-250 m. Off Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe 2009
USD 60.00
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Murex Hexaplex duplex hoplites Gorgeous Orange!
Murex Hexaplex duplex hoplites (Fisher 1876) Gorgeous Orange!
F+++ 50,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, pale pink, cream/white body and yellow color top with brown marks, attractive nodulose cords and lamellas. White, pink mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has two small worm marks on the side over the siphon, few chipped lamellas and the side of the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 30 m. Rio de Oro Bay, West Sahara, Southern Morocco 2019
USD 25.00
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Maculotriton serrialis Outstanding!
Maculotriton serrialis (Deshayes 1832) Outstanding!
F+++ 10.8 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellow color with brown, black spiral marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and ribs. White aperture and lip with brown dots and fine teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken under rocks and coral at shallow water. Hopei Isl. Munda, Solomon Islands 1995
USD 6.00
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Acanthina brevidentata Outstanding!
Acanthina brevidentata (Wood 1828) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem W/O 24,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with attractive white spiral knobs and cream tip, Pale blue, white ribbed aperture, black lip with fine teeth and perfect beige tooth. Taken on intertidal rocks. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1995
USD 5.00
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Pascula muricata Outstanding!
Pascula muricata (Reeve 1846) Outstanding!
F++/F+++ 15,2 mm. Very beautiful, unusual local form. Cream/white color with attractive spiral knobs and fine nodules. Pale yellow, white mature ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly growth mark and two drill marks on the dorsum doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under rocks at low tide. Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Micronesia 1974
USD 8.00
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Murex murexiella balteata Gorgeous White!
Murex murexiella balteata (Beck in Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous White!
F+++/Gem 20,1 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive perfect blackish and brown spines and long curved siphon. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Cebu 2007
USD 6.00
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Murex Chicoreus sp. Gorgeous Yellow!
Murex Chicoreus sp. Gorgeous Yellow!
F+++/Gem 45,7 Very beautiful and special probably a new species related with Chicoreus tenuivaricosus and Chicoreus springeri. Yellow and white color with orange spiral marks, attractive knobby cords and spines. Bluish/white mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has few little chipped spines and canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2014
USD 55.00
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Trophon muricatus Gorgeous Superb!
Trophon muricatus (Montagu 1803) Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful, exceptional Atlantic ocean form. Beige and cream color with attractive nodulose body and ribs cords. Beige aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled on mud & rubble bottom at 60-80 m. Off Lagos, Algarve, Portugal 2011
USD 10.00
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Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak Gorgeous Double siphon!
Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous Double siphon!
F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful, from unusual locality. Cream and white color with attractive knobby cords and perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken in shallow water. 30 miles north off Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico 1990's
USD 30.00
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Typhis colemani Gorgeous Exceptional!
Typhis colemani (Ponder 1972) Gorgeous Exceptional!
F+++/Gem 11,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive perfect wings and small tube. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under large flat rock at low tide. Broome, North West Western Australia 1998
USD 12.00
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Orania pacifica Gorgeous!
Orania pacifica (Nakayama 1988) Gorgeous!
Gem 16,1 mm. Very beautiful, really special for a Muricidae lover. Pale yellow, white body and brown color over the canal with attractive fine lamellate and knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off southern Maputo, Mozambique 2014
USD 10.00
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Nucella ostrina Outstanding Dark!
Nucella ostrina Gould 1852 Outstanding Dark!
F++/F+++ 31 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of brown and orange/beige color with attractive lamellate and knobby cords. Beige, cream mature aperture and black, brown knobby thick lip. Has few micro defects and chipped apex doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on rocks at low tide. Poulsbo, Liberty Bay, Kitsap County, Washington 1982
USD 8.00
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Trophon orbignyi Gorgeous Superb!
Trophon orbignyi Carcelles 1946 Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem W/O 27,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with attractive perfect spiny large cream/white wings. Cream/white aperture and lip. Has a chip on the lip and the siphon Trawled at 180-220 m. Off Cabo de Santa Marta, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2004
USD 50.00
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Paratrophon cheesemani Outstanding!
Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton 1882) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem 13,4 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white body and grayish, beige color to the top with fine gray spiral lines, attractive sculpture and cords. Brown, beige white mature knobby aperture and lip. Has few micro and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on mussel beds at low tide. Maunganui Bluff, Dargaville, North Isl. New Zealand 1997
USD 12.00
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Orania fusulus Outstanding Yellow!
Orania fusulus (Brocchi 1814) Outstanding Yellow!
F+++/Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful rare Ghana form. Yellow color with attractive fine nodulose cords and knobby varices. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a slightly worm defect on the base whorls. Dredged on rubble bottom at 45-50 m. Off Miamia, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2005
USD 12.00
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