Murex Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Farfante 1945) Gorgeous Large Rare Superb! Gem 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, white and cream color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, yellowish apex. White, beige, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in deep water. Off Belize, Central America 1988

Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous! F+++ 70,4 mm. Smooth specimen! identified as guinaica, but I assume it is just a smooth form. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream mature lip with black marks, pale yellowish/orange, cream, bluish base and aperture. Has few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in turtle grass/sand in shallow water. Amuay Bay, Peninsula Paraguana, Venezuela 1997

Harpa harpa Linne 1758 Gorgeous Light color! F++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with gray, beige and tones of brown pattern and deep red marks. Unusual thin ribs pale orange, pink, cream color with black lines. Bluish, cream, white and beige aperture and lip with brown marks. Has few small slightly growth defects, nicks and chipped canal terminal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2004

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 erinaceoides (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish/beige color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Taken in muddy sand at low tide. San Carlos Bay, Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1960

Conus janus Hwass 1792 Outstanding Black/White! F+++/Gem 52,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black and white color attractive pattern with orange band and marks. White, pale blue aperture and lip with brown, blue, black marks. Has few nicks. Taken on coral sand at 1-2 m. Nacala Bay, Mozambique 1990

Cancellaria obesa Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous Superb!Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Yellowish/orange, beige, cream color with attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and cream lip with fine teeth. Dredged at 80-100 feet on mud. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 1995

Conus clerii Reeve 1844 Outstanding Light! F+++ 42 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive tones of brown, beige and blue sparse pattern. Bluish/white aperture and lip with bluish, brown marks. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled 100-120 m. Off Macae, North Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2015

Pholas dactylus Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W 64 mm. Very beautiful. White color, attractive sculpture with spiny cords and perfect spiny lips. Has few micro defects. Taken alive in mud bottom. Eretria, South Evoicos Gulf, Greece 2010

Phos blainvillei Deshayes 1832 Gorgeous Orange Aperture! F+++/Gem W/O 18,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and fine nodulose body cords. Orange ribbed aperture with brown marks and white lip with fine teeth. Dived at 10 m. on sand and rubble. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 1979

Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter 1893 Gorgeous Ornamented! F+++/Gem 37,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, gray and beige color attractive pattern and sculpture with granulose, fine nodulose cords and spiny margin. Inside blue color with black marks. Taken on rocks at low tide. Motutara, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1972

Coluzea eastwoodae (Kilburn 1971) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 57,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with attractive cords and almost perfect pale yellowish shoulder spines. White aperture and lip. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Durban Bluff, Natal, South Africa 1980

Costacallista spuma (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem H 44 W 53,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream, brown and beige color pattern with attractive cords. Taken in shallow water . Bowen, Qld. Australia 1988

Oliva bulbosa Roding 1798 Gorgeous Yellow Blue Spots!F+++/Gem 41 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Pale yellow color background with attractive  blue spots. White, pale bluish base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken in sand at 1-2 m. Mafia Isl. Southern Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa 2002

Afer cumingii (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Large! F+++  83 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Cream/white and yellowish beige color with attractive nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with strong teeth. Has three slightly growth marks on the spires and a very small drill. Trawled at 60 fathoms. Off South West Taiwan 1980

Murex Vokesimurex cabritii freak (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous Double siphon! F+++/Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful, from unusual locality. Cream and white color with attractive knobby cords and perfect spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. The side of the canal is chipped. Taken in shallow water. 30 miles north off Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico 1990's

Cymatium parthenopeum americanum var. (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous North Brazil Form! F+++/Gem W/O 71,4 mm. Small but very beautiful. Beige, tones of yellowish and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, cream, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a small drill mark. Taken in rock sides at extreme low tide. Tutoia, Maranhao, Brazil 2019