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

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

Murex Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry 1921) Gorgeous Flat Spines Large! F+++/Gem W/O 47,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with amazing perfect large flat frilly lip spines. White callosus base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dived at 6-10 m. on rock reef. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

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

Nucella lapillus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Thick! F+++/Gem 31,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish base, mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on rocks at low tide. Up Mary's Harbour, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1952

Latiaxis ricinuloides (Schepman 1911) Gorgeous White! F++ 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color attractive sculpture with perfect long shoulder spines and spiny cords. White ribbed aperture and spiny lip. Has a drill hole. Balut Isl. Mindanao 1999

Murex Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson 1831) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 95,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with attractive short spines. Amazing rose and white color base, mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects, nicks on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled. Conception Bay, Baja California, West Mexico 1970

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

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

Ergalatax martensi (Schepman 1892) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive fine nodulose body cords and large black knobs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Moucha Isl. Iles de Pres, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Murex Chicoreus pseudosuperbus albinistic (Houart, Moe & C. Chen 2017) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 52,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with orange/cream soft bands, attractive spiral knobs, nodulose and fine lamellate cords, perfect spines. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Cebu 1998

Murex Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous Large Superb! Gem 54,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream/white color with attractive perfect wings. White mature aperture and lip. Taken by nets at 50 fathoms. Off Kii Peninsula, Mie Pref. Japan 1960

Murex ternispina Lamarck 1822 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 100,4 mm. Very beautiful. White color with pale yellow top, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, very long perfect pale beige spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Dived at 12-15 m. on coral sand. Bantayan Isl. Visayan Sea, Philippines 1980

Murex Pterynotus alatus (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 58 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive nodulose cords and almost perfect wings. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 40-60 m. Off Sakai, Minabe, Wakayana, Japan 1970

Murex Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Light color Superb! F+++/Gem 83,1 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get rare from Brazil. White and cream color with beige, brown spiral lines, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect long spines. White aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 100-120 m. Off Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 2000

Murex Siratus carolynae (E. H. Vokes 1990) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 48,6 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with beige marks attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with brown dots and teeth. Has chips on the side of the canal. Dredged at 40-60 m. in muddy sand. Off Itacare, Bahia, Brazil 2000