Murex Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson 1831) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 95,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive short spines. Amazing rose and white color base, mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects, nicks on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled. Conception Bay, Baja California, West Mexico 1970

Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron & Jacquinot 1853) Gorgeous Colorful Large! F+++/Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, black, cream and yellow color bands, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine lamellate cords. White base, aperture and lip with black marks and fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks on reef at low tide. Kings Head Beach, Caloundra, Qld. Australia 1988

Harpa harpa Linne 1758 Gorgeous Light color! F++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with gray, beige and tones of brown pattern and deep red marks. Unusual thin ribs pale orange, pink, cream color with black lines. Bluish, cream, white and beige aperture and lip with brown marks. Has few small slightly growth defects, nicks and chipped canal terminal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2004

Ergalatax martensi (Schepman 1892) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose body cords and large black knobs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Moucha Isl. Iles de Pres, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Murex Chicoreus pseudosuperbus albinistic (Houart, Moe & C. Chen 2017) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 52,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with orange/cream soft bands, attractive spiral knobs, nodulose and fine lamellate cords, perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Cebu 1998

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

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

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

Murex Siratus kugleri (Clench & Perez Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Deep Water Species! F+++/Gem W/O 47 mm. Very beautiful special local form. Cream/white color with pale beige spiral lines and attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few chips on the side of the canal Taken in trap set at 250 m. Off Sainte Anne, Guadeloupe, Antilles 2005

Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes 1832) Gorgeous Great Specimen! F+++/Gem 42,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of gray, blackish, bluish and cream color attractive sculpture with granulose cords and knobby shoulder. Gray, cream mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a growth defect over the siphon. Taken on rocks in very muddy sand at low tide. Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 1973

Haustrum lacunosum (Bruguiere 1789) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale grayish color with attractive fine lamellate body large cords with nice sculpture. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on rocks at the base of coastal cliffs. Karamea Bluffs, South Isl. New Zealand 1978

Indothais sacellum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Huge Orange! F+++/Gem W/O 41,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, beige and yellow color with attractive spiral lamellate spines and cords. White mature ribbed aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the low dorsum. Taken in shallow water. Off Chennai (former Madras), State of Tamil Nadu, India 1981

Murex Siratus consuela (A. H. Verrill 1950) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 39,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, cream color with few beige marks, attractive knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a small drill hole on the spires. Taken by lobster traps on sand coral and briozoaria bottom at 40-45 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2003