Murex Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi 1845) Gorgeous Heavy Large Superb! F+++/Gem 108 mm. Very beautiful. White and black color with brown lines and marks, attractive almost perfect spines and apex. White, pale blue base, mature aperture and black, white spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled at 20-40 m. Conception Bay, Baja California Sur, West Mexico 1970

Murex Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II 1834) Gorgeous Large Superb! F+++/Gem 132,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown, black spiral lines and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and almost perfect long body spines. White base, mature aperture and spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled on sand at 30-40 m. Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 1986

Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Thick Heavy! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful and impressive. White, cream and grayish body color and brown top with attractive lamellate and knobby sculpture. Amazing brown, cream. white base, mature ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide (natural habitat). Matheson Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1982