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

Mancinella alouina (Roding 1798) Outstanding Large! F++ 53 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with beige, brawn, gray marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and spiral spines. Cream, white, yellow, base. aperture with beige ribs and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Has three hole on the dorsum, wormed top and micro defects. Taken under slabs at low tide. Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1960

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 Pteropurpura festiva (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobs and perfect curved varices with fine lamellas. White mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Taken in shallow water. Mission Bay, San Diego, California 1969

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

Tomigerus corrugatus Ihering 1905 Gorgeous Rare Banded! Gem H 10 W 11,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and brown color attractive bands. Amazing white aperture and lip with pale beige, cream teeth. Taken on leaf litter in bushes area. Between Jericoacoara and Camocim, Ceara, Brazil 2016

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

Nassarius pullus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue Humped! Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful humped. Blue body and tones of brown color whorls with pale yellowish soft band, attractive sculpture with cream ribs and nodulose cords on low body. Very tick full mature yellowish/cream base with dark gray basal blotch. Cream, pale yellow, blackish ribbed aperture and thick lip. Self collected on sea grass at shallow water. On the front of Diving Resort, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998

Cymatium parthenopeum juvenile (von Salis 1793) Outstanding! F++ 79,3 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large and thin nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thin immature lip with beige marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Vittina waigiensis (Lesson 1831) Gorgeous Red/Black!F+++ 17,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Red, lilac and black color bands with attractive white pattern and cream apex, Cream, white base, aperture and lip. Has a thin rough lip. Taken in fresh water river near the sea. Camiguin Isl. Mindanao 2008

Cymatium parthenopeum echo Kuroda & Habe 1961 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful Japanese subspecies. Yellowish, cream beige color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white apex. Pale yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and white teeth. Has slightly chipped canal. Trawled at 5-10 fms. Minabe, Wakayana, Hinshu, Japan 1980

Phenatoma roseum (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 24,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose shoulder and granulose body cords. Bluish/white aperture and lip with teeth. Take in sand at shallow water. Stoney Point, Pilot Bay, Mt. Manganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1979

Olivancillaria vesica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding Huge Elongated Form! F+++ 50,2 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Cream/White color with pale blue soft marks, gray, brown, white over the canal. White, blue, cream, beige base, spires callus, aperture and lip. Has a growth line, few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in sand at extreme low tide. Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2001