Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow!F+++/Gem W/O 67,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with attractive nodulose and knobby cords, tones of orange perfect frilly spines and rose top. White mature aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010

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

Murex Hexaplex saharicus (Locard 1897) Gorgeous Orange! F++ 51 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color with attractive nodulose cords and spines. White, cream, yellow aperture and lip with teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and few chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Murex Pterynotus pellucidus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++ 33 mm. Very beautiful. White color with spiny cords and almost perfect wings. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a drill hole on the spires. Sogod, North Cebu 2006

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

Cymatium hepaticum Roding 1798 Outstanding Colorful! F+++/Gem 36,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, yellow, cream, beige, white and black color nodulose cords. White, pale blue ribbed aperture and orange knobby lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on coral reef at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1995

Cypraea schilderorum Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Slender Thick! F+++/Gem 32,1 mm. Very beautiful. Tines of beige and cream/white color banded dorsum with brown ring. Callosus beige, cream/white margins and base. Has few micro defects. Dived under rocks. Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1970

Oliva vidua albofasciata Dautzenberg 1927 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 55,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive black, gray, pale bluish pattern White, pale bluish, cream base, aperture and thick lip wit gray dots. The upper lip is chipped Taken in sand at low tide. Madang, North coast Papua New Guinea 1964

Glycymeris nummaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Uncommon! F+++/Gem H 33 W 37 mm. Very beautiful. Gray, cream, brown and beige color attractive pattern, fine cords and ribs. Taken in sand. Salamina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 1999

Gafrarium pectinatum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Ornamented! Gem H 28 W 37,1 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown marks and black on the sides, attractive nodulose body ribs and knobby on the side. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Ha'Apai Islands, Tonga, Polynesia 1972

Dianthiphos bernardoi (Costa & R. S. Gomes 1998) Gorgeous Large! Gem 15,8 mm. Very beautiful quite uncommon nowadays. Brown color with cream/white marks attractive nodulose cords and ribs. White ribbed aperture with brown marks and lip with fine teeth. Taken in coral pieces brought by lobster traps from 60-70 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2019

Scaeochlamys squamea Dijkstra & Maestrati 2009 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 38 mm. Not sure about ID. Very beautiful. Red, orange, blackish, cream and beige color attractive pattern, spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 15 m. under dead corals and rocks. Zamboanga, Mindanao Isl. Philippines 2000

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++/Gem 28,3 mm. Very beautiful special Mediterranean specimen. Tones of orange, purplish and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 25 m. in muddy sand bottom. Off Malaga, Spain 1980

Aequipecten glyptus (Verryll 1882) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white and cream color with attractive reddish/brown ribs and sculpture. Lower valve white and pale yellow color. Inside bluish/white color. Has nicks. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida 1970

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Yellowish!Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish and cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown densely spots. White color base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010

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

Conus bertarollae Costa & Simone 1997 Gorgeous Orange Ornamented! F+++ 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tons of orange color with attractive white pattern and fine cords. Rose aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a healed growth mark on the side and a very small on the dorsum,, slightly chipped upper lip. Taken on sand on coral reef in 10-20 m. 35 km off Alcobaca, South Bahia, Brazil 1993

Ovula Aclyvolva lanceolata (Sowerby II 1849) Outstanding Large!Gem 21,5 mm. Very beautiful. Purplish color with reddish aperture, margin and lip. Bohol 2008