Mitroidea

Vexillum (Costellaria) deshayesi (Reeve 1844) Outstanding Blue/Orange! F+++/Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, orange, white and grayish color attractive pattern and ribs. Cream, blue, brown ribbed aperture and cream lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken in coral sand at 1-2 m. Malololailai, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji 1977

Ziba bacillum sp. (Lamarck 1811) Outstanding! F+++ 19,1 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige and bluish/white color with attractive cords. Cream, beige, yellowish aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Palawan 2007

Mitra chrysostoma Broderip 1836 Gorgeous! F++/F+++ 32,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow, blackish, brown and cream color with nodulose cords mostly on the spires. Yellow, caramel, blackish aperture and mature thick lip. Has a slightly growth defect on the lip, few nicks and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 15-20 m. in coral reef. Luminao Reef, Guam 2012

Mitra imperialis Roding 1798 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 43,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish and white color with beige, brown marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose large cords. Yellow, white aperture and mature lip with teeth. Has a nick. Taken in coral sand at 1-2 m. Nacala, Mozambique 2005