Chlamys farreri nipponensis Kuroda 1932 Gorgeous Large Dark! F+++/Gem 69 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, black, beige, cream and white color pattern, attractive sculpture with large lamellate ribs and fine nodulose body. Taken at 3-6 m. Posjet Bay, Vladivostok area, Siberia, Russia 1990

Talochlamys gemmulata (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 28 mm. Very beautiful special color rare now. Upper valve rose, purplish, pale orange, cream and white color with attractive spiny ribs. Lower valve pale orange, cream and white color spiny ribs. Trawled at 40-50 m. Off Little Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1986

Agaronia travassosi Morretes 1938 Gorgeous Multicolor! F+++ 52,5 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Bluish/white, cream base, aperture and brown lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch and slightly rough thin lip. Trawled at 60-70 m. Off Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2003

Nassarius globosus Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Gorgeous Thick! Gem 13,3 mm. Very beautiful. White color with tones of brown dorsal blotch, attractive sculpture with granulose cords and very tick full mature white base. White, brown ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dried animal inside. Self collected on sand at shallow water. Phi-Phi Isl. South of Phuket, Thailand December 1999

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

Conus vexillum Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 76,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, brown, yellow, black and white color with white band and attractive pattern. Bluish/white aperture and pale beige lip Has few micro defects. Self collected in sand under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

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 Naquetia triqueter (Born 1778) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 54,1 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect wings. White, bluish mature aperture with and yellowish lip with teeth. Has two drill marks. Taken on sand. Malololailai Isl. Fiji 1982

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

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 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

Ancilla chrysoma Kilburn 1981 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, yellow color with attractive brown, beige axial marks. White, cream, pale yellow aperture and lip with small tooth. Taken on sand and mud flats exposed by low tide. Off Chennai (former Madras), Tamil Nadu, India 1990