Latiaxis gemmatus (Shikama 1966) Gorgeous White! Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. White color with pale beige marks attractive perfect large shoulder spines and spiny body cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Cebu 1999

Latiaxis japonicus long spiny form (Dunker 1882) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 24,5 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive lamellate cords and almost perfect long large spines. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008

Latiaxis spinosus (Hirase 1908) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 19,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive perfect long spines and curved siphon. White mature aperture and spiny lip. Cebu 1999

Latiaxis yumimarumai Kosuge 1985 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive spiny cords and longer shoulder spines. White mature ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Cebu 1998

Harpa cabritii Fischer 1860 Gorgeous Cute Baby! Gem 53,4 mm. Very beautiful . Brown, beige, cream and white color attractive body pattern. Brown, beige, cream orange ribs. Black and cream base. White aperture with soft bluish marks and lip with brown marks. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Zanzibar, Unguja Isl. Tanzania 1970

Murex Pterynotus pellucidus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++ 33 mm. Very beautiful. White color with spiny cords and almost perfect wings. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a drill hole on the spires. Sogod, North Cebu 2006

Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige color with white spiral line, attractive knobby large and fine nodulose cords, white top. Bluish/white knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Punta Negra, Departamento de Lima, Peru 2009

Murex Hexaplex rosarium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 85,7 mm. Very beautiful local form. Yellow and cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, black, brown marked knobby and spiny varices. White, pink ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at shallow water. Off Takoradi-Sekodi, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow/Brown! Gem W/O 75,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, 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

Nucella lamellosa cymica Dall 1915 Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 53 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige, white and cream color with attractive sculpture. White thick, knobby aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has a very small slightly growth mark and slightly chipped protoconch.  Taken on rocks near tide line, with sand/gravel, -2.2 tide. Salter's Point, Puget Sound, Washington 1982

Murex Hexaplex duplex (Roding 1798) Gorgeous! F+++  W/O 68,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, cream and white color top with brown marks, attractive nodulose cords and shoulder spines. White mature aperture and lip with beige marks and teeth. Has worm marks and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 15 m. on rocks. Pointe Sarene, Senegal 1981

Murex Chicoreus gloriosus (Shikama 1977) Gorgeous Banded White/Orange! Gem 45,1 mm. Previously known as venustulus which occurs in the Marquesas, see Houart, Moe & Chen, 2015 the Nautilus 131 Very beautiful special color. White color with orange bands, attractive knobby, nodulose and lamellate cords, perfect spines and rose top. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Murex Murexiella martini Shikama 1977 Gorgeous White Superb! Gem 17,9 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive granulose cords, very long perfect spines and long curved siphon. White mature aperture and spiny lip. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 1999

Harpa amouretta Roding 1798 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 41,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with brown, beige pattern and marks. White, cream ribs with brown, beige lines. Cream/white aperture and lip with yellow/orange, beige marks. Take in sand in shallow water. Lami, Suva Harbor, Viti Levu, Fiji 1970

Harpa amouretta Roding 1798 Gorgeous Densely Ribs! Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with brown, beige, gray pattern and marks. White, cream densely slim ribs with brown, beige lines. Body color aperture and lip. Take in sand in shallow water. Lami, Suva Harbor, Viti Levu, Fiji 1970

Harpa amouretta Roding 1798 Gorgeous Large Ribs! F+++/Gem 47,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with brown, beige pattern and marks. White, cream large ribs with brown, beige lines. Body color aperture and lip. Take in sand in shallow water. Lami, Suva Harbor, Viti Levu, Fiji 1970

Harpa doris juvenile Roding 1798 Gorgeous Baby!F+++/Gem 41,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige pattern and reddish/orange large marks. Ribs with cream, beige, brown, blackish marks and lines. Bluish/white, pale pink aperture with gray marks and thin lip. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978

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

Latiaxis mawae juvenile (Griffith & Pidgeon 1834) Outstanding! F+++ 23,6 mm. including the spines. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive curved spines and siphons. White mature aperture and lip.  Has micro defects. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2004

Murex Siratus beauii (Fischer & Bernardi 1857) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem W/O 88,6 mm. Very beautiful rare southern Brazil form. Cream/white and beige color bands with brown marks, attractive knobby, nodulose cords and almost perfect spines and wings. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. The side of the canal and a lip spine are slightly chipped. Trawled at 200 m. Off Cabo de Santa Marta, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2006