Purpura bufo Lamarck 1822 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem W/O 60 mm. Very beautiful and heavy, from rare locality. Blackish, brown, gray color spiral lines with yellowish/cream marks and attractive spiral knobs and fine nodulose cords. Amazing white, pale yellow, pale blue base, aperture and ribbed lip with black marks and cream teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Durban Harbor, Natal, South Africa 1980

Poirieria zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Super Spiny! Gem 49,1 mm. Very beautiful hard to get now. White color with attractive cords and almost perfect long spines. White mature aperture and spiny lip. Trawled at 30 fathoms. Hauraki Gulf, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Murex Hexaplex trunculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large Spiny! Gem W/O 80 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream, white, bluish, grayish, beige, and brown color bands with attractive perfect shoulder spines, fine cords and spiral knobs. White, beige, gray mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth, brown, beige marks. Hard to find in so good quality and clean. Self collected on sand and rocks at 4-6 m. Voula Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece August 1999

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

Semipallium flavicans (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! Gem 43,3 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive black, brown and beige marks and pattern, nodulose body and ribs. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Tawi-Tawi Isl. SW Mindanao, Philippines 2015

Murex Siratus beauii branchi (Clench 1953) Gorgeous Light Color! F+++/Gem W/O 61,8 mm. Very beautiful light color Florida form rare now. White color with pale yellow soft spiral lines, attractive knobby, nodulose cords and almost perfect spines. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has chipped one dorsum spine and chips on the side of the canal. Dredged in sand and rubble bottom at 100-120 m. Off Palm Spring, Florida 1970

Murex Siratus coltrorum E. Vokes 1990 Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 31,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale beige color with brown bands and marks, attractive knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken by lobster traps on sand coral and briozoaria bottom at 40-45 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1997

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

Rapana venosa (Valenciennes 1846) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 101,7 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive brown, beige, gray, bluish marks, small shoulder knobs and cords. Orange aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Has slightly chipped canal Trawled. Vladivostok, Siberia, Bering Sea, Russia 1980

Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret 1789) Outstanding Colorful! Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of violet, pale grayish and cream color bands. White margin, pale yellowish lip. lavender base and violet canal. Dived at 20 m. on red and pink coral. Malaga, Andalucia, Spain 1990

Conus mercator Linne 1758 Gorgeous Classic Pattern! F+++ 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive tones of brown classic pattern. White aperture and lip with brown marks. Has slightly rough lip. Taken on rocks at low tide. N'Gor , Dakar, Senegal 1978

Volachlamys tranquebarica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black, brown, beige pattern and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Caught by fishing nets at 150-200 feet on sandy mud bottom. Palau Tikus, Penang, West Malaysia 1973

Conus imperialis Linne 1758 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 71,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and blackish, brown, greenish color bands with brown, beige, green, white, black marks, spiral lines and dots attractive pattern and knobby shoulder. White, pale blue aperture with black canal and perfect lip with black marks, dots and fine teeth. Self collected under dead corals at shallow water. Alona Beach, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 75,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with soft yellowish and few pink marks, attractive sculpture, knobby and spiny ribs. Taken on coral sand at low tide. Kamiyama Isl. Okinawa, Japan 1970's

Dicathais orbita (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded! F+++ W/O  65,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color with bluish/gray bands and attractive nodulose body and large cords. White, bluish, beige, brown ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken on rocks east low tide. McLeod Bay, Whangarei, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Conus capitaneus Linne 1758 Outstanding Yellowish! F+++/Gem 54,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and beige color with white band and attractive black marks, black and white flat spires. Bluish/white aperture and beige lip with fine teeth. Has few micro defects. Self collected at 2-3 m. under dead coral. Alona Kew, Panglao Isl. Bohol 2005

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

Conus carioca Petuch 1986  Gorgeous Yellowish/orange! F+++/Gem 33 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish/orange, beige color with white bands and marks. White and lip. Has nicks. Trawled  at 35-40 m. Off Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2005