Xenophora pallidula (Reeve 1842) Gorgeous! F+++ H 68 W 105 mm. including the attachment. Very beautiful. White color with attractive sculpture, many interesting shells, coral and vermetium attachment. White fine nodulose corded base, aperture and lip. Missing only few attachments and the lip has a chip. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 1978

Haustrum lacunosum (Bruguiere 1789) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale grayish color with attractive fine lamellate body large cords with nice sculpture. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on rocks at the base of coastal cliffs. Karamea Bluffs, South Isl. New Zealand 1978

Indothais sacellum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Huge Orange! F+++/Gem W/O 41,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, beige and yellow color with attractive spiral lamellate spines and cords. White mature ribbed aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the low dorsum. Taken in shallow water. Off Chennai (former Madras), State of Tamil Nadu, India 1981

Murex Siratus consuela (A. H. Verrill 1950) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 39,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, cream color with few beige marks, attractive knobby cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has a small drill hole on the spires. Taken by lobster traps on sand coral and briozoaria bottom at 40-45 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2003

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

Murex troscheli Lischke 1868 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 136 mm. Very beautiful. White body and pale yellowish, beige color siphon with attractive brown spiral lines, nodulose cords and perfect very long spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled. Minabe, Wakayana Pref., Japan 1990

Murex Haustellum tweedianum (McPherson 1959) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 65,2 mm. Very beautiful and rare now. White, cream, beige color with brown marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, violet apex. White mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth. Taken in coral sand. Breaksea Spit, Qld. Australia 1999

Neothais marginatra (Blainville 1832) Outstanding Uncommon! F+++/Gem 20,2 mm. Very beautiful. Black and white color bands with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. Bluish, beige aperture and white knobby lip with back marks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Rocky Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 1975

Murex Homalocantha secunda (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 34,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive black perfect spiny varices and lamellate cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken intertidally. Dampier Salt, North Western Australia 1960

Murexsul mariae H. J. Finlay 1930 Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem  24,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown and cream color spiral lines with attractive ribs and nodulose cords. White, bluish mature ribbed aperture and lip with brown marks and fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on rocks at low tide. Manukau Heads, West of Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1970

Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot 1854) Outstanding Extremely Rare! Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, white body and grayish/brown color top with attractive sculpture and large granulose cords. Brown, beige, white aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on rocks at low tide. Ringaringa Beach, Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1996

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