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 Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg 1927) Gorgeous Superb Long Spines!F+++/Gem W/O 75 mm. Very beautiful. White and yellow color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect long spines. White mature ribbed aperture and cream lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the dorsum and nicks on the side of the canal. Taken by lobster nets at 30-40 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2023

Murex Hexaplex rosarium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Spiny! F+++/Gem 55,1 mm. Very beautiful local form. Yellow and beige color with attractive almost perfect long black spiny shoulder, black, brown marked knobby and spiny varices and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, rose ribbed aperture with grayish bands and lip with black marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and one spine. Trawled in shallow water. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023

Murex Chicoreus clausii (Dunker 1879) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful special local form. Cream, beige, white color with brown, blackish dots, marks, lines and top, attractive perfect spines, nodulose and knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 30-40 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2022

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Cute Yellow/Orange! Gem W/O 53,2 mm. Small but very beautiful. Pale yellow, white color with pale orange soft spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, orange perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Harpa cabritii Fischer 1860 Gorgeous Superb Colorful! Gem 54,2 mm. I just followed the original labe but I assume it is Harpa harpa Linne 1758. Small but the most beautiful looks almost a new species! Blackish, blue, brown, beige, violet, cream, white color attractive pattern and spiny shoulder. Tones of orange, black, cream, gray ribs. Black and yellow base. Multicolor aperture and body color perfect lip. Taken in sand at shallow water. Maldives 1990

Rapana rapiformis (Born 1778) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 66,2 mm. Very beautiful rare Australian specimen. Tones of beige, gray, bluish and cream color with attractive spiral spines and fine nodulose cords. Cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects, a chip, few nicks and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled in shallow water. Tin Can Bay, Qld. Australia 1988