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

Casmaria erinaceus vibex (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++ 48,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white, cream and pale beige color. White, beige aperture and lip with black, beige marks and spiny teeth on the lower lip. Has growth lines and few micro defects. Taken on coral sand at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Murex Homalocantha melanamathos (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! Gem 30 mm. Very beautiful. White body color and beige early whorls with attractive nodulose cords and perfect black spiny varices. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Off Point Pongara, Gabon 1980

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Elongate Black Blotch! Gem 66,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and sky/blue color background with black, brown densely spots, black blotch and yellow, orange mantle line. White base and margins with black and blue spots. Self collected among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

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

Conus capitaneus Linne 1758 Outstanding Unusual Pattern! F+++/Gem 59,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and beige color with white band and attractive sparsely black marks and densely black marks on the lip side, black, dark brown and white flat spires. Bluish, white aperture and yellowish lip. Has few micro defects. Self collected at 2-3 m. under dead coral. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

Conus testudinarius Hwass 1792 Gorgeous! F++ 62,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. White color with attractive brown, beige pattern. White, bluish, grown aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and chipped rough upper side of the lip. Dived at 15-20 in sand between rocks. Off Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Bulla vernicosa Gould 1859 Outstanding Multicolor! F+++ 33,7 mm. Very beautiful and colorful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Bluish, white aperture and lip. Has damaged body inside the aperture doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Ha' Apai Islands, Tonga, Polynesia 1972

Euplica testudinaria (Link 1807) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, from unusual locality. Black and white color attractive pattern and fine cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. Taken in shallow water. Gulf of Oman 1983

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

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

Cypraecassis testiculus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 60,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, white and cream color attractive pattern and sculpture. Full mature yellowish/cream, white base, aperture and thick lip with black, beige marks and white teeth. Has little chipped canal terminals. Taken in sand between rocks. Port Louis, Martinique 1957

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Outstanding Superb! Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive beige and white typical ziczac pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base pale yellow, orange color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007

Strombus decorus raybaudi albinistic Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Outstanding Uncommon! F+++ W/O 51,7 mm. Also offered as Conomurex persicus (Swainson 1821). Very beautiful and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color with pale beige and yellowish soft marks. White and pale orange aperture and thin lip with beige marks. Has nicks on the upper lip. Collected from my daughter Korina by snorkeling at 2-3 m. on sand. Kiriamadi beach, Lasithi, North East Crete, Greece 18 August 20...

Voluta Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 101,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive brown, blackish and tones of yellowish/beige, blue pattern and spiral knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Has chipped protoconch.. Taken alive in sand beach after storm. Waihi Beach, North Isl. New Zealand 2013

Cypraea zebra Linne 1758 Gorgeous Extra Large Inflated! F+++ 86,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and chocolate color bands with cream, white and some ocellata spots, cream mantle line. Beige color base and margins with white and blackish with white over line ocellata spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects and healed defects on the anterior extremities terminal ridges. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Marathon Key, Florida 1995