Bedeva paivae (Crosse 1864) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive knobby spires and fine cords. Yellow, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on dead bivalves at extreme low tide. Taylors Beach, Hinchinbrook Shire, Qld. Australia 1989

Murex Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++ 45 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect spines and pale pink top. White, pale lilac color mature ribbed aperture, lip with teeth and lilac canal. Has slightly chipped protoconch and few small spines on the spires. Philippines 2002

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow!F+++/Gem W/O 67,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with attractive nodulose and knobby cords, tones of orange perfect frilly spines and rose top. White mature aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Exceptional Large Dark! F+++/Gem W/O 107,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige color with black, brown spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, blackish perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and yellow lip with brown marks and teeth. Has two white marks on the side. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Cream/Brown! Gem W/O 67 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. 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 freycineti elongata Golikov & Kussakin 1962 Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 36,1 mm. Tones of beige and cream color with attractive nodulose cords and lamellate ribs. White aperture and pale beige lip with. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on port wall at low tide. Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 2012

Aspella producta (Pease 1861) Outstanding!F+++ W/O 16,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color, attractive sculpture with granulose varices and knobby cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has damaged apex. Dived at 50 feet under dead corals. Alligator Rock, Waimea Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1984

Murex Siratus formosus (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 64,5 mm. Very beautiful looks between tenuivaricosus and springeri. White color with pale yellowish/beige soft marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, very long perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken by nets at 30-40 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1994

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous Knobby! Gem W/O 21,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, beige cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa 1980

Murex Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  62 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, tones of beige and brown color bands with attractive nodulose and knobby cords. Body color mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks at 1-3 m. St. Andrews Bay, Panama City, Florida 1993

Trachypollia turricula (Maltzan 1884) Outstanding! Gem 16,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with attractive black knobby cords. Brown, beige, cream ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled by lobster boats at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2016

Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous! Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Grayish, cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria 1980

Murex Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker 1897) Gorgeous Curious Small! Gem 24,6 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 20 fathoms. Off Siesta Key, Sarasota, West Florida 1970

Murex Naquetia cumingii A. Adams 1853 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 45,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown marks and dots, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Dived at 35 m. on reef. Balut Isl. Philippines 2007

Murex Hexaplex saharicus (Locard 1897) Gorgeous Orange! F++ 51 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with attractive nodulose cords and spines. White, cream, yellow aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and few chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

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