Bedeva paivae (Crosse 1864) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive knobby spires and fine cords. Yellow, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on dead bivalves at extreme low tide. Taylors Beach, Hinchinbrook Shire, Qld. Australia 1989

Murex Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++ 45 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect spines and pale pink top. White, pale lilac color mature ribbed aperture, lip with teeth and lilac canal. Has slightly chipped protoconch and few small spines on the spires. Philippines 2002

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow!F+++/Gem W/O 67,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with attractive nodulose and knobby cords, tones of orange perfect frilly spines and rose top. White mature aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Cream/Brown! Gem W/O 67 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with beige dots and teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Aspella producta (Pease 1861) Outstanding!F+++ W/O 16,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color, attractive sculpture with granulose varices and knobby cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has damaged apex. Dived at 50 feet under dead corals. Alligator Rock, Waimea Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1984

Murex Siratus formosus (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 64,5 mm. Very beautiful looks between tenuivaricosus and springeri. White color with pale yellowish/beige soft marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, very long perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken by nets at 30-40 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1994

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous Knobby! Gem W/O 21,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, beige cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa 1980

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Grayish, cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria 1980

Murex Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker 1897) Gorgeous Curious Small! Gem 24,6 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 20 fathoms. Off Siesta Key, Sarasota, West Florida 1970

Murex Naquetia cumingii A. Adams 1853 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 45,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown marks and dots, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Dived at 35 m. on reef. Balut Isl. Philippines 2007

Murex Hexaplex saharicus (Locard 1897) Gorgeous Orange! F++ 51 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with attractive nodulose cords and spines. White, cream, yellow aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and few chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Murex homalocantha scorpio (Linne 1758) Gorgeous White Black! F+++/Gem W/O 49,9 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Palawan 2008

Murex Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch 1960) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 34,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white and pale beige color with attractive perfect curved spines in 4 varices. Pale orange and white mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Zamboanga 2008

Dicathais orbita (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded! F+++ W/O  65,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with bluish/gray bands and attractive nodulose body and large cords. White, bluish, beige, brown ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken on rocks east low tide. McLeod Bay, Whangarei, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Mancinella alouina (Roding 1798) Outstanding Large! F++ 53 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with beige, brawn, gray marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and spiral spines. Cream, white, yellow, base. aperture with beige ribs and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Has three hole on the dorsum, wormed top and micro defects. Taken under slabs at low tide. Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1960

Murex Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Giant Inflated! F++ 142 mm. Very beautiful, unusual deep water form and extremely heavy. Cream/white color with beige, brown soft bands, attractive varices with rose spines on the base, large shoulder knobs and small body spiral knobs, spiny low body and siphon. Pink, rose, white mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Has very small worm drills, micro defects, one damaged small body knob and few little chipped knobs doesn't detract from i...

Murex Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis 1964) Gorgeous Spiny Superb! Gem 48,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown spiral lines, attractive knobby cords and perfect long spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken by nets on sponge beds at 50-60 m. Off Goajira Peninsula, Colombia 1988

Murex Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish/beige color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Taken in muddy sand at low tide. San Carlos Bay, Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1960

Murex Pteropurpura festiva (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobs and perfect curved varices with fine lamellas. White mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in shallow water. Mission Bay, San Diego, California 1969

Murex Pterynotus tripterus (Born 1778) Gorgeous Large Local Form! F+++/Gem W/O 48 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, perfect lamellate wings. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with spiny teeth. Taken on coral reef at 1-2 m. Palikulo Bay, Espirito Santo Isl. Vanuatu 1995