Pisania bernardoi P.M.S. Costa & R.S. Gomes 1998 Outstanding! Gem 14,9 mm. Very nice. Corded, brown color with white and cream marks, bluish/white aperture and lip with teeth. Dived at 20-25 feet in dead coral. The Roques Venezuela 2008

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

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

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 Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry 1921) Gorgeous Flat Spines Large! F+++/Gem W/O 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with amazing perfect large flat frilly lip spines. White callosus base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dived at 6-10 m. on rock reef. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

Murex Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Large Rare Superb! Gem 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, white and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, yellowish apex. White, beige, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in deep water. Off Belize, Central America 1988

Nucella lapillus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Thick! F+++/Gem 31,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Up Mary's Harbour, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1952

Rapana bezoar (Linne 1767) Gorgeous Frilly! F+++/Gem 51,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of pale beige and cream color with attractive almost perfect frilly lamellas and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 50-60 m. Tosa Bay, Shikoku, Japan 1970

Zeatrophon ambiguus (R. A. Philippi 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem W/O 31,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive large knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on rocks at low tide. Kaimaumau Beach, The Far North, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Latiaxis ricinuloides (Schepman 1911) Gorgeous White! F++ 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color attractive sculpture with perfect long shoulder spines and spiny cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Has a drill hole. Balut Isl. Mindanao 1999

Boreotrophon pacificus Dall 1902 Outstanding! F++ W/O 17,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose ribs. White aperture and lip. Trawled at 200-300 m. Off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 2013

Murex Coronium elegans Simone 1996 Gorgeous Extra Large! F+++ W/O 77,8 mm. Very beautiful, impossible to get nowadays. Cream color with attractive nodulose cords, delicate sculpture, shoulder spines and white perfect apex. White aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth line and missing some shoulder spines. Trawled at 100-150 m. Off Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2005

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

Murex Chicoreus territus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous Huge! F++/F+++ W/O 60,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with soft beige marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, perfect white spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few very small damage holes and chipped protoconch. Taken on sand at low tide. Mackay, Qld. Australia 1980

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

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

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