Coralliophilidae 21

Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad 1837) Gorgeous Lavender!  F+++ W/O 25 mm. Very beautiful. Lavender color with attractive cords and lilac aperture. Has few small defects and a chip on the side of the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Very reasonable quality for this species. Bohol 2006 $8.00 BID $8.00 VO

Coralliophila parva (E. A. Smith 1877) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 13,2 mm. Small but very beautiful rare Galapagos specimen. Cream/white color with attractive ribs, cords and fine lamellas, white aperture. Has few nicks. Taken on soft coral at low tide. Baltra Isl. Galapagos 2010 $7.00

Coralliophila pyriformis Kira 1954 Outstanding!  F+++ 39,2 mm. Very beautiful. Lavender and white color with deep lavender and lilac aperture. Has few micro defects, a drill mark and a chip on the lip. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2004 $7.00

Coralliophila rubrococcinea Melvill & Standen 1901 Outstanding!  F++ 26 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow/orange, bluish and white color with grayish/mauve canal. The lip and the canal has damages. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2007 $8.00 BID $8.00 wasatch

Latiaxis armatus long spiny form (Sowerby 1912) Gorgeous Cream/Pink!  F+++/Gem 15,2 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream color with attractive almost perfect large pale pink spines. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2002 $14.00 BID $14.00 wasatch

Latiaxis armatus long spiny form (Sowerby 1912) Gorgeous Cream/Yellowish!  F+++/Gem 16,1 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream and pale yellowish color with attractive spines. Few spines and the side of the canal are little chipped. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008 $10.00

Latiaxis armatus long spiny form (Sowerby 1912) Gorgeous White!  F+++/Gem 23,5 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive spines. Few spines and the side of the canal are little chipped. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008 $12.00

Latiaxis centimanus cf. Kosuge 1985 Outstanding!  F+++ 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive spines. Few spines are chipped. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2007 $12.00

Latiaxis deburghiae (Reeve 1857) Gorgeous Yellowish/cream!  F++/F+++ 21,5 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive spines. Few spines are chipped. Cebu 1998 $15.00 BID $15.00 VO

Latiaxis diadema (Adams 1854) Gorgeous Yellowish!  F+++ 24,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish color with soft mauve marks and attractive large spines. One spine is damaged and few are slightly chipped. Bohol 2008 $12.00 BID $12.00 uchinokun

Latiaxis diadema (Adams 1854) Outstanding Yellowish/cream!  F+++ 22,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish/cream color with attractive perfect large pale pinkish spines. The canal is chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $10.00

Latiaxis fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio 1965 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 39,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, lavender and yellowish color to the top with attractive almost perfect spines, lavender aperture and canal. Masbate Isl. 2007 $10.00

Latiaxis finchii cf. (Fulton 1930) Outstanding!  F+++ 19,9 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. Corded, white color with attractive and unusual thin very long pale yellowish spines. Two spines and the lip are little shipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008 $14.00 BID $14.00 VO

Latiaxis japonicus long spiny form (Dunker 1882) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellowish color with attractive lamellate cords and long almost perfect spines. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008 $12.00

Latiaxis japonicus short spiny form (Dunker 1882) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 35,9 mm. Very beautiful and globulus. White color with attractive lamellate cords and double row of short almost perfect spines. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008 $14.00

Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon 1834) Outstanding White!  F++ 24,1 mm. including the spines. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive pale yellowish curved spines and siphons. Has a growth mark, a little chipped spine, rough lip and a chip on the canal doesn't  detract from it's overall beauty. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2004 $10.00

Latiaxis nakayasui (Shikama 1970) Gorgeous!  F+++ 20 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive long pale lilac spines, apex and canals. Few spines and the canal is slightly chipped. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2008 $16.00

Latiaxis princeps (Melvill 1912) Gorgeous White/Lilac!  F+++ 27,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive almost perfect pale lilac spines. Few small spines on the early whorls are chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2007 $12.00

Latiaxis spinosus (Hirase 1908) Gorgeous White!  F+++ W/O 23 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive long spines. Few spines and the young lip are little chipped. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2008 $12.00

Latiaxis spinosus (Hirase 1908) Outstanding White/Beige!  F+++ 23 mm. W/O Very beautiful. White color with beige marks and attractive spines. Few spines and the side of the canal are chipped. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2007 $12.00 BID $12.00 VO

Mipus hotei cf. Kosuge 1985 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 21 mm. Not sure for the ID. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive lamellate cords. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2002 $40.00
 

Mitroidea 40

Domiporta gloriola (Cernohorsky 1970) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 48,3 mm. Large and very beautiful special color. Corded, white color with attractive blackish, brick and brown spiral dots. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Palawan 2008 $7.00

Domiporta praestantissima (Roding 1798) Gorgeous!  F+++ 35,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color bands with brick cords, mature lip with teeth. Has a growth scar on the spires and few micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Siasi, Sulu Sea 2007 $8.00

Mitra barbadensis (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F++ 25,8 mm. Very nice. Corded, beige, grayish/brown and lavender/white color to the lip with attractive fine orange cords. Has slightly growth marks and few nicks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the apex is chipped. Dived at 10 feet in dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $7.00

Mitra effusa Broderip 1836 Outstanding!  F+++ 21,3 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, tones of dark brown color, mature beige lip with teeth and blue aperture. Has few slightly growth defects and chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under rocks at extreme low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 2010 $10.00

Mitra imperialis (Roding 1798) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ 43,3 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, yellowish color with white, beige and brown marks, purplish spiral lines, yellowish aperture and mature lip with teeth. Has slightly growth defects and the tip is eroded doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Zanzibar 2008 $10.00

Mitra incompta (Lightfoot 1786) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 93,6 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, cream and light peach color with tones of brown and beige marks. Has few slightly defects and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the tip is eroded. Zanzibar 2008 $6.00

Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding Large!  F++/F+++ 31 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, grayish and yellowish/beige color with attractive cords and nodulose ribs, mature grayish lip with teeth, bluish aperture. Has few growth marks on the spires doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived night at 10 feet. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $5.00

Mitra nubila (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++ 48,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color with pale yellow, light orange/brown, brown, beige. bluish and blackish marks. Has few slightly defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is chipped. Zanzibar 2007 $8.00

Mitra tristis Broderip 1836 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue, white mauve, blackish and grayish color with blue aperture. Has a micro defect and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged at 20-25 feet in mud. Pacific Ocean, Las Perlas Isl. Bay of Panama 2008 $7.00

Mitra (Mitra) puncticulata Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++ 42,2 mm. Large and very beautiful. Corded and spiny, yellow and white color with blackish/brown marks and spiral lines. Has a worm mark on the spires and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Palawan 2007 $8.00

Mitra (Nebularia) aurantia (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++ 29,5 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, orange color with white bands. Has few micro defects and the canal is little chipped. Palawan 2007 $6.00

Mitra (Nebularia) aurantia freak (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous!  F+++ 28,4 mm. A deformed Mitra, the enlarged ridge at the suture is not normal and is an abnormal growth. Very beautiful. Corded, orange color with cream/white bands. Has few small slightly defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Philippines 2006 $10.00

Mitra (Nebularia) fraga white lined f. Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Outstanding Uncommon!  F+++/Gem 19,1 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with white spiral line and nodules. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Cebu 2002 $8.00

Mitra (Nebularia) gracilefragum Turner 2007 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 23,7 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, purple and cream color bands and spiral dots. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Philippines 2007 $12.00

Mitra (Nebularia) hayashii Kira 1959  F+++ 39,2 mm. Very nice. Yellowish/cream color. Slightly immature lip, has few micro defects and the protoconch is slightly chipped.  Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2008 $30.00

Mitra (Nebularia) terryni Poppe 2008 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 37,8 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, white and beige color with attractive brown spiral dots and pale lilac tip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Nocnocan Isl. Bohol. 2008 $14.00

Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum Reeve 1844 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 24,7 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, yellow color with attractive orange and brick spiral lines. Has few micro defects and the protoconch is chipped. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2007 $8.00

Neocancilla papilio (Link 1807) Outstanding!  F+++ 34,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/white color with white and orange/brick nodulose cords. Has two growth lines dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Calituban Isl. North Bohol 2007 $6.00

Neocancilla papilio (Link 1807) Outstanding Slim!  F+++/Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange and cream color with white and blackish nodules, yellow/orange aperture and lilac tip. Has few micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Calituban Isl. North Bohol 2008 $5.00

Pterygia crenulata (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, yellowish, beige and white color with attractive pattern. The canal has a chip. Coron Isl. Palawan 2006 $7.00

Pterygia dactylus (Linne 1767) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with beige, brown, lavender/blue marks and yellowish/beige spiral lines. Has a small healed slightly growth mark doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Balabac Isl. Palawan 2007 $6.00

Pterygia scabricula (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 24,1 mm. Very beautiful. Corded and granulose, cream/white color with pale yellow/orange marks. Has few micro defects. Calituban Isl. North Bohol 2007 $10.00

Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson 1825) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 21,7 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, yellowish/beige and mauve/brown color. Has a slightly growth scar on the side of the dorsum doesn't from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged at 40-60 feet in mud. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2008 $7.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) alvinobalani E. G. de Suduiraut 1999 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white and orange/beige color bands. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2007 $12.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++ 65 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and cream/white color bands with blackish and brown spiral lines. Has a slightly growth mark on the side and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the apex chipped. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006 $8.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) compressum (Sowerby 1874) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 50,2 mm. Very beautiful. Red and orange color with attractive cream/white and black bands, soft brown spiral lines. Has few micro defects and maybe the protoconch is slightly chipped. Bohol 2008 $8.00 BID $8.00 ekzmurex

Vexillum (Costellaria) costatum (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++ 41,5 mm. Very beautiful. Milky/white, light orange and yellowish color with purplish lines and rose tip. Has a slightly growth line and the apex chipped. Cebu 2008 $8.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile (A. Adams 1853) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 52,5 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive blackish, brown and bluish marks and dots. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2006 $7.00 BID $7.00 ekzmurex

Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile angulosum (Kuster 1839) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 31,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with red and purple marks. The protoconch is chipped. Philippines 2002 $8.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) potieri Drivas & Jay 1989 Gorgeous Orange!  F++/F+++ 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, white and cream color bands with purplish and brown marks. Has a slightly growth mark near the lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is chipped. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2006 $15.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) pyropus Turner & Marrow 2001  F+++/Gem 17,7 mm. Very pretty. White color with yellowish/beige and brown spiral marks. Has a slightly growth mark on the spires doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From tangle net at 140-240 m. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002 $14.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) rubrocostatum Habe & Kosuge 1966 Gorgeous Large!  F+++ 28,6 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, cream/white color with attractive red and orange ribs. Has thin lip with few nicks. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2007 $8.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) sanguisuga (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Corded and nodulose, white and pale mauve color with orange/red spiral marks, caramel over the canal and tip. Has few nicks and the protoconch is chipped. Philippines 2006 $6.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) sanguisuga f. stigmataria (Lamarck 1811) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 31 mm. Large and very beautiful. Corded, white color with attractive orange/red spiral marks, caramel tip and canal. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Cebu 2008 $6.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) vulpecula (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++ 45,8 mm. Large and very beautiful special color. Yellow color with mauve flashing, light brown apex, lip and canal. Has little thin lip with few nicks and the protoconch is chipped. Noknokan Isl. North Bohol 2008 $9.00

Vexillum (Costellaria) xenium (Pilsbry 1921) Outstanding!  F++ 23,3 mm. Very nice. Cream/white and tones of beige color bands. Has few growth marks on the spires and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is chipped. From tangle net at 30 m. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2002 $7.00

Vexillum (Pusia) bernhardina (Roding 1798) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Granulose, yellow/orange color. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2008 $6.00

Vexillum (Pusia) dermestinum (Lamarck 1811) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with attractive bluish/white spiral marks. The is thin. Dived at 10-15 feet in rocks. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2008 $6.00

Vexillum (Pusia) puella (Reeve 1845) Outstanding!  Gem 9,5 mm. Very beautiful. Corded and nodulose, black color with attractive pale yellow marks, blue aperture and teeth. Dived at 5-10 feet in dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2010 $7.00

Ziba bacillum sp. (Lamarck 1811) Outstanding!  F+++ 19 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, violet/beige and cream/white color. Has few micro defects and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Palawan 2007 $8.00
 

Muricidae 98

Attiliosa nodulifera (Sowerby 1841) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 23,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with grayish/brown spines, yellow aperture with strong teeth. The protoconch and few spines are chipped. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2008 $7.00

Boreotrophon xesta Dall 1918 Outstanding!  F++ W/O 32,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive lamellas. The lip has a chip and some lamellas are chipped. From fishing nets at 150-170 m. Off Samani, Hokaido, Japan July 1992 $12.00

Cymia tecta (Wood 1828) Outstanding Cream/Pink!  F+++ W/O 39,5 mm. Small but very beautiful uncommon color. Corded, cream and pale pink color with yellowish and white aperture, blackish lip with white teeth. Has a slightly growth scar on the side, few micro defects and a nick on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Hard to find in so good quality. Dived at 10-20 feet in rocks. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2009 $14.00 BID $14.00 VO

Cytharomorula grayi (Dall 1889) Outstanding!  Gem 14,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with beige band, brown spiral lines and bluish/white mature aperture. Dredged at 20 feet. Pajaros Isl. The Roques Venezuela 2010 $30.00

Drupella rugosa (Born 1778) Gorgeous Orange!  Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with fine lamellas, orange, mauve knobs and marks, reddish and orange aperture, whit tip. Nocnocan Isl. Bohol 2006 $7.00 BID $7.00 VO

Eupleura nitida (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish and bluish color with brick bands and white perfect wings. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10 feet in rocks. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2006 $5.00

Morula lugubris (C. B. Adams 1852) Outstanding Large!  F+++ 18,6 W/O mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/gray color with black nodules. Has a drill hole on the spires and the protoconch is chipped. Dredged at 60-70 feet. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2009 $5.00

Morula spinosa (A. & H. Adams 1853) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 22,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and brown color with black perfect spines and siphon, young lavender aperture. Has a small growth defect on the spires. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2006 $6.00

Murex Pterynotus acanthopterus (Lamarck 1816) Outstanding Large Beige!  F++ W/O 85,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige color with attractive perfect beige, cream and violet/mauve wings, white aperture. Has few small worm marks, little eroded tip, chipped side wings and few small wings of the early whorls doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the apex and the side of the canal are chipped. Intertidal on sand amongst coral and rock. West Intercourse Isl. Dampier, North West Australia 2010 $14.00 BID $14.00 andytan BID $16.00 addobrdy

Murex acanthostephes Watson 1832 Outstanding Large!  F+++/Gem W/O 98 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color with attractive almost perfect long spines, white aperture. The side of the canal is little chipped. Found on reef at low tide. Cape Laveque, North West Australia 2010 $12.00 BID $12.00 andytan BID $14.00 addobrdy BID $16.00 SV76

Murex Pterynotus akation E. H. Vokes 1993 Outstanding Bluish/Cream!  F+++ W/O 39,8 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish and cream color with beige marks and attractive frilly wings. The protoconch and the side wing are little chipped. Found on reef at low tide under rocks. Port Hedland, North West Australia 2010 $8.00 BID $8.00 ekzmurex

Murex naquetia annandalei (Preston 1910) Outstanding!  F++ 85 mm. Very beautiful.  Cream color with beige marks, white aperture and lilac tip. Has short little damaged siphon canal and little chipped wings. Bohol 2000 $15.00

Murex pterynotus aparii (D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980) Outstanding!  F+++ 20,9 mm.  Very beautiful. Cream/white color with soft beige marks, attractive orange wings and curved siphon, pale lilac aperture. The wings are little chipped. Samal Isl. Davao 2003 $12.00

Murex chicoreus artemis Radwin & D'attilio 1976 Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++ 36,8 mm. Small but very beautiful. Yellow color with light brown lines, attractive yellow and lilac spines, lilac aperture and rose tip. Few spines are little chipped. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2006 $8.00

Murex chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai albinistic Shikama 1964 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 37 mm. Small but very beautiful. White color with attractive almost perfect curved long spines and yellow/orange tip. One spine and the side of the canal are little chipped. Davao 2006 $10.00

Murex chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai Shikama 1964 Gorgeous Large Yellowish!  F+++/Gem W/O 56,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with attractive almost perfect curved long spines. The side of the canal is little chipped. Davao 2004 $18.00 BID $18.00 VO

Murex chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai Shikama 1964 Gorgeous Yellowish/beige!  F+++ W/O 46 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with attractive curved long spines. Has few micro defects, little chipped canal and few spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Davao 2006 $10.00

Murex chicoreus axicornis form kawamurai Shikama 1964 Gorgeous Yellowish/Cream!  F+++/Gem W/O 37,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Yellowish and cream color with incredible perfect very long curved long spines. The side of the canal is little chipped. Davao 2006 $15.00

Murex murexiella balteata (Beck in Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous White!  F+++/Gem 20,1 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive perfect blackish and brown spines and long curved siphon. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Cebu 2007 $10.00

Murex murexiella balteata (Beck in Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++ 22 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and white color with attractive blackish and brown spines and long curved siphon. Few spines are slightly chipped. Cebu 2007 $10.00

Murex chicoreus banksii (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Large Yellowish/Black!  F+++ W/O 68,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with brown marks and lines, attractive almost perfect black spines. The side of the canal and the apex are little chipped. Zamboanga 1999 $16.00

Murex Chicoreus beauii (Fischer & Bernardi 1857) Outstanding!  F+++ W/O 56 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with pale yellowish spiral lines. Has a nick, the side of the canal, the protoconch and few small spines are chipped. Dredged at 200-300 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA 1969 $15.00

Murex bolinus brandaris (Linne 1758) Superb Extra large!  F+++/Gem W/O 92,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive almost perfect spines and orange/yellow full mature aperture. The side of the canal is little chipped. Self collected on sand at 4-8 m. Varkiza Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece August 2000 $10.00 BID $10.00 VO

Murex bolinus brandaris longispinosus form (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 82,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale pinkish color with attractive very long almost perfect spines, pale yellow and cream/white aperture. The side of the canal is little chipped. Self collected on sand at 4-8 m. Varkiza Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece August 2000 $12.00 BID $12.00 VO

Murex Favartia brevicula (Sowerby 1834) Outstanding!  F+++ 12,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color, attractive varices with brown marks. The apex is chipped and wormed. Taken under dead corals at 5-8 m. by snorkel. Erakor Lagoon, Port Vila, Efate Isl. Vanuatu 1984 $10.00

Murex chicoreus brunneus (Link 1807) Gorgeous White/Black!  F+++ W/O 77,1 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown, blackish marks and lines, attractive black spines, pink aperture. One spine, the canal and the apex are little chipped. Zamboanga 2008 $10.00

Murex Haustellum (Vokesimurex) cabritii (Bernardi 1859) Gorgeous!  F+++ W/O 51,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale pink and cream color. Has few small worm marks, chips on the side of the canal and few little chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dredged at 40 feet. Porvenir Isl. San Blas, Caribbean, Panama 2010 $25.00

Murex chicoreus carolinae Vokes 1990 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/beige color with light grayish bands, brown marks and dots, perfect spines. The side of canal has nicks. Dredged at 120 feet. Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombia 2006 $50.00

Murex chicoreus cf. carolinae Vokes 1990 Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++/Gem 28,1 mm. Small but very beautiful. Yellowish/white color with yellow marks and perfect spines. The side of canal has chips. Dredged at 180 feet. Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombia 2006 $30.00

Murex Chicoreus cervicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 46 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, pale pink and pale yellow color with attractive long curved spines. Few small spines and the canal are little chipped. Found by pearl diver at 25 m. on reef. Off Darwin, North  Australia 2009 $12.00 BID $12.00 andytan

Murex Vokesimurex chrysostoma (Sowerby 1834) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 61,6 mm. Very beautiful. Corded and nodulose. beige, cream/white and grayish color with brown lines and marks, white aperture with orange lips. Has chips on the side of the canal and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged at 40 feet. The Roques Venezuela 2010 $25.00

Murex chicoreus ciboney trilineatus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 53,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/white color with three beige/brown spiral lines and perfect spines. The side of canal has small chips. Dredged at 20 m. Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombia 2004 $20.00

Murex murexsul cirrosa (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous!  Gem 17,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale salmon color with brown and beige marks, attractive perfect cream spines and long siphon canal. Oslob, Cebu 2008 $12.00

Murex Chicoreus coltrorum (E. Vokes 1991) Gorgeous  Large Yellow!  F+++/Gem W/O 35 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with orange marks, attractive nodules and spines. The side of the canal is little chipped. Taken on sand at extremely low tide. Porto de Itaparica (type locality), Itaparica Isl. Bahia State, Brazil 1988 $40.00

Murex chicoreus crocatus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous Orange!  F+++/Gem 48,6 mm. Small but very beautiful. Orange color with attractive perfect spines and pint tip. The canal has few nicks. Zamboanga 2006 $12.00

Murex chicoreus crocatus (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++/Gem W/O 52,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and orange/yellow color with gray, brown and beige marks, attractive almost perfect spines. Has few micro defects. Zamboanga 2007 $18.00

Murex chicoreus dodongi Houart 1995 Outstanding Large!  F+++/Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and grayish color base with blackish, brown spiral lines and marks, attractive perfect orange/yellow spines. Has a very small bite almost invisible without magnification. Samar Isl. 2004 $10.00

Murex Chicomurex elliscrossi (Fair 1974) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 71 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, yellowish/beige and white color with brown marks and dots, rose tip and attractive perfect spines. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Trawled at 200 m. Off Wakayama Prefecture Japan 2010 $20.00

Murex pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot 1786) Outstanding White!  F++ 77,8 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive wings. The wings and the canal are little chipped. Reasonable quality for this species. Olango Isl. Cebu 2006 $24.00

Murex pterynotus elongatus + vermetium sp. (Lightfoot 1786) Outstanding White!  F++ 73,3 mm. Very beautiful with attached interesting vermetium sp. White color with attractive wings, pink and white aperture. The wings has chips and the early whorls are covered from coral. Reasonable quality for this species. Mindanao 2008 $20.00

Murex murexiella humilis (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 21,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/beige, brown and cream/white color bands with attractive almost perfect spines. Dredged at 40 feet. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2010 $25.00 BID $25.00 helix67

Murex favartia incisa (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 16,9 mm. Very nice. White color with soft violet and beige marks. Dredged at 60-80 m. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2006 $7.00

Murex chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Orange/yellow!  F+++/Gem 36,8 mm. Very beautiful exceptional color. Orange/yellow color with grayish/brown marks, attractive lamellas and lilac aperture. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $10.00

Murex murexiella lappa (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!  F+++ 20 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish/beige bands. Few spines and the protoconch are slightly chipped. Dredged off Gobernadora Isl. Panama, February 1991 $8.00

Murex murexiella lappa (Broderip 1833) Outstanding Extra large! F+++/Gem W/O 28,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with yellowish/beige marks and attractive spines. Few spines are little chipped. Dredged at 20-25 feet in sand. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2010 $20.00

Murex Haustellum mindanoensis (Sowerby 1841) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 64,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish and cream/white color with attractive perfect spines, white aperture with beige teeth. Has few mud inclusions. Philippines 1998 $12.00

Murex murexiella martini Shikama 1977 Superb!  F+++/Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and pale yellowish/beige color with attractive long spines and long curved siphon. The siphon is slightly chipped Hard to find this species so clean. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 1999 $10.00

Murex pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge 1979 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 58,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, brown, cream/white, grayish color bands and marks with attractive almost perfect spiny wings. The columellar wing is little chipped as usual. Balut Isl. Mindanao 2002 $30.00

Murex muricanthus nigritus (Philippi 1845) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ W/O 90,4 mm. Not sure for the ID. Very beautiful. Black color with white and brick/brown lines, attractive spines and bluish/white aperture. The tip has very small drills and few spines are little chipped. Hard to find in so good quality. Dredged at 80-90 feet. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2009 $25.00

Murex chicoreus nobilis cf. Shikama 1977 Gorgeous Exceptional with 4 Varices!  F+++/Gem 26,8 mm. Small but very beautiful and exceptional specimen with 4 varices. Pale yellow color with beige spiral lines and attractive perfect lilac spines. The canal has few nicks. Cebu 2000 $50.00 BID $50.00 wasatch

Murex chicoreus nobilis Shikama 1977 Gorgeous White/Lilac!  F+++/Gem 38,5 mm. Very beautiful exceptional color. Yellowish/white color with soft thin beige spiral lines, attractive almost perfect lilac spines, aperture and tip. Samal Isl. Mindanao 2007 $12.00

Murex olssoni E. Vokes 1967 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 33,2 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and cream color with attractive perfect spines. Has a chip on the side of the canal. Dredged at 50-80 m. Off Portobelo, East Panama 2010 $15.00

Murex olssoni cf. E. Vokes 1967 Outstanding Cream!  F+++/Gem 30,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive perfect spines. Has a chip on the lip and the side of the canal. Dived at 20 feet. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2010 $15.00

Murex Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry 1921) Gorgeous Yellow/White!  F+++ W/O 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive base spines. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on rocks with algae at 12-15 m. by dive. Ewa Beach, North Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 1985 $25.00

Murex murexiella pelepili long spiny form D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980 Gorgeous Giant!  F+/F++ 31,6 mm. Very beautiful. Caramel color with attractive long spines. The aperture is immature and the lip has a damage, few spines are little chipped and two has red coral attachment. Cebu 1999 $18.00

Murex murexiella pelepili (D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980) Gorgeous Yellow!  F+++/Gem 19.2 mm. Very beautiful special color. Yellow color with attractive almost perfect spines, white aperture and long curved siphon. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2007 $12.00

Murex murexiella pelepili (D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980) Gorgeous Yellow/orange!  F+++/Gem 23,9 mm. Very beautiful, exceptional rare color. Bright yellow/orange color with attractive perfect spines and long curved siphon. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2007 $24.00

Murex pterynotus pinnatus (Swainson 1822)  F+/F++ W/O 68,8 mm. Very nice. White color with soft orange marks. The wings, the canal and the apex are chipped. Sogod, North Cebu 2007 $8.00

Murex muricanthus princeps (Broderip 1833) Gorgeous!  F+++ W/O 50,5 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of brown and white color with almost perfect spines and white aperture. Has few micro defects, few spines and the protoconch are slightly are chipped. Dived at 20-30 feet on rocks. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2010 $10.00 BID $10.00 helix67

Murex muricanthus radix (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 91 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with white and brick/brown lines, attractive spines and bluish/white aperture. The tip is wormed, the apex is chipped and few spines are little chipped. Hard to find in so good quality. Dived at 120 feet in rock. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2008 $36.00

Murex Chicoreus ramosus juvenile (Linne 1758) Outstanding Dark brown!  F+++/Gem W/O 33,4 mm. Very beautiful baby, uncommon color. Tones of dark brown color with attractive almost perfect spines. The side of the canal is little chipped. Cebu 1998 $12.00

Murex haustellum recurvirostris (Broderip 1833) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 54,5 mm. Large and very beautiful. Beige and light mauve color with reddish/brown spiral lines and perfect spines. Dredged at 200 m. in sand. Afuera Canal, Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2005 $14.00

Murex phyllonotus regius (Swainson 1821) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ W/O 107,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with blackish, beige, bluish, brown marks and lines, attractive pink inside cream spines, black base, rose aperture and lip. Has very small worm drills doesn't detract detract from it's overall, few spines and the canal are little chipped. Dived at 120 feet in rocks. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2008 $20.00

Murex chicoreus rossiteri (Crosse 1872) Gorgeous White!  F++/F+++ 45,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. White color with pale yellowish marks, attractive yellowish spines, lilac aperture, canal and base of the varices. The siphon is damaged and few spines are little chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008 $8.00 BID $8.00 VO BID $10.00 VO BID $12.00 wasatch

Murex haustellum rubidus (Baker 1897) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pink, pale orange, lilac, cream and white color with perfect spines. The side of the canal has few nicks and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged at 20-30 feet. Porvenir Isl. San Blas, Caribbean, Panama 2010 $26.00

Murex chicoreus saltatrix Kuroda 1964 Outstanding Lilac/Orange!  F++/F+++ 40,3 mm. Very beautiful special color. Lilac and white color with orange marks, cream spines, deep lilac aperture and canal, orange tip. Some spines are chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008 $8.00

Murex chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III 1889) Gorgeous Extra large!  F+++/Gem W/O 77,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown spiral marks and dots, rose tip and attractive perfect spines. Has a small chip. Cebu 1998 $12.00

Murex chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III 1889) Gorgeous Pinkish!  F+++/Gem W/O 68,7 mm. Very beautiful superb color. Pale pinkish and white color with mauve, purplish and orange marks and dots, rose tip and attractive perfect spines. The canal has few small chips. Cebu 1998 $12.00

Murex siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg 1927) Outstanding! F+++ W/O 64,5 mm. Very attractive. Yellowish/cream color with soft beige marks. The side of the canal and a wing are little chipped. Trawled at 30-35 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 1999 $12.00

Murex siratus tenuivaricosus carioca (Vokes 1968) Outstanding!  F++ W/O 66,2 mm. Very nice. Yellowish/white color with pinkish/cream marks. The canal, few spines, wings and the protoconch are little chipped. Trawled at 50-70 m. Off Santos, San Paulo State, Brazil 2001 $10.00

Murex Pterynotus triformis (Reeve 1845) Outstanding!  F++ W/O 54,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with brown marks, attractive white wings. The wings and the side of the canal has chips. Found by diver at 8 m. on reef at night. Port Lincoln, South Australia 2010 $8.00

Murex chicomurex venustulus banded f. Rehder & Wilson 1975 Gorgeous White/Yellowish!  F+++/Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellowish and cream color bands with beige dots and attractive perfect spines. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008 $8.00

Murex chicomurex venustulus Rehder & Wilson 1975 Gorgeous Rose!  F+++/Gem W/O 43 mm. Very beautiful special color. Bright rose color with attractive perfect spines. Has attached a nice vermetium sp. on the side siphon and the protoconch is little chipped. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008 $12.00

Murex naquetia vokesae Houart 1986 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 56,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and grayish color with brown and blackish marls. The protoconch is chipped. Zanzibar 2008 $12.00

Murex homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch 1960) Outstanding!  F+++ W/O 44 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/white and white color with attractive almost perfect spines in 4 varices, pink aperture. Has a small attachment mark, few small spines and the protoconch are little chipped. Zamboanga 2008 $8.00

Muricopsis caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder 1939) Gorgeous! Gem 12,1 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with attractive yellow nodules, blue aperture with while teeth. Dived at 20-25 feet under dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2008 $7.00

Muricopsis josei Vokes 1994 Outstanding Extra large!  F++ W/O 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color. Has a drill on the base, chipped lip and some spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under dead corals at 15-20 m. by dive. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2007 $8.00 BID $8.00 helix67

Muricopsis marcusi Vokes 1994 Outstanding!  F+++ 24,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dark yellowish/brown color with black knobs, sky/blue aperture. Has a drill mark on the dorsum, a chip on outer lip and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken at 20 feet. Coche Isl. The Roques Venezuela 2010 $30.00

Muricopsis zeteki Hertlein & Strong 1951 Outstanding Extra large!  F+++ W/O 27 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish color with cream/white and brick marks, pale blue aperture and attractive spines. One spine missing and the protoconch is chipped. Dived at 10 feet. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2005 $6.00

Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck 1822) Outstanding!  Gem W/O 6,8 mm. Very pretty. Corded, yellowish color with pink apex. Dried animal and the operculum inside. Trawled at 70 m. Bozcaada Isl. North Aegean Sea, Turkey 2006 $10.00

Pterotyphis pinnatus (Broderip 1833) Gorgeous!  F+++ 12,9 mm. Very pretty. Corded, white color. The protoconch and the wings are slightly chipped. Dredged at 30 feet. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2006 $30.00

Risomurex deformis (Reeve 1833) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with attractive coral/red nodules, siphon and tip, bluish/while teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-20 feet inside the dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $6.00 BID $6.00 helix67

Risomurex (Muricopsis) schrammi (Crosse 1863) Gorgeous!  Gem W/O 13,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with attractive orange nodules, rose siphon and tip, mauve aperture with while teeth. Dived at 5-10 feet under dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2010 $12.00 BID $12.00 terramare

Stramonita gradata (Jonas 1846) Outstanding!  F++ W/O 33,1 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, cream/white and chocolate/brown color. Has a growth scar on the dorsum and little chipped canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on rocks and roots at low tide. Muara mangroves, Brunei 1987 $10.00

Thais biserialis (Blainville 1832) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ W/O 44 mm. Very beautiful. Slightly corded, bluish and grayish color spiral lines with cream and brick marks, orange and cream aperture. Has few slightly growth defects and very small worm drills doesn't detract from it's overall beauty, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 20-30 feet in rocks. Pacific Ocean, Las Perlas Isl. Bay of Panama 2008 $6.00

Thais callaoensis (Gray 1828) Outstanding!  Gem W/O 10,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Caramel and cream/white color with attractive nodulose ribs, white base, pale lavender and beige aperture. Taken on rocks at low tide. Baltra Isl. Galapagos 2010 $8.00 BID $8.00 helix67

Thais echinata (Blainville 1832) Outstanding Extra large!  F+++ W/O 50,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and cream/white color with brown spiral marks. Has few micro defects and some little chipped spines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Found on reef at low tide under rocks. Broome, North West Australia 2010 $4.00

Thais kiosquiformis (Duclos 1832) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ W/O 47,5 mm. Very beautiful. Gray, bluish, beige, cream and white color with attractive spires lamellas. Has a slightly growth mark on the base and another on the lip side, one chipped small spine on the early whorls doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 5-10 feet in base of mangrove. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2009 $6.00

Thais melones (Duclos 1832) Outstanding!  F+/F++ W/O 47 mm. Large and very nice. Blackish color with white and brown marks, bluish flashing, attractive yellow, orange, black, bluish, lavender, violet, white lip and aperture. Has growth defects, few nicks and some part are eroded. Dived at 10-15 feet under rocks. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2008 $6.00

Thais planospira (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ W/O 34 mm. Small but very beautiful. Yellow/orange color with mauve spiral lines and marks, attractive white base and aperture with brick lines and black mark. Has some chipped lamellas and few micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on rocks at 1-2 m. by snorkeling on splash zone near the port. Baltra Isl. Galapagos 2010 $18.00 BID $18.00 helix67

Thais speciosa (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous!  F+++ W/O 18,9 mm. Small but very beautiful. Pale yellowish color with attractive blackish and brown spiral marks, yellow aperture. Has a growth mark doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 5-10 feet. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2008 $5.00

Thais triangularis (Blainville 1832) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 20,9 mm. Very nice. Yellowish, cream/white and beige color, white base and aperture. Dived at 10-20 feet in rocks. Las Perlas Isl. Gulf of Panama, West Panama 2008 $5.00

Trachypollia nodulosa (C. B. Adams 1845) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem W/O 12,3 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with pale yellowish marks and attractive nodules, bluish aperture with white teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived night at 5-10 feet under dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2010 $6.00

Typhis bullisi Gertmann 1969 Outstanding!  F+++ 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and pale mauve color with attractive perfect spines and tube. Has few growth defects and few nicks on the lip and the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Colombia 2007 $20.00 BID $20.00 ginfo

Vitularia miliaris (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem W/O 38 mm. Very beautiful special color. Orange and white color to the tip, pale yellow/orange aperture with white teeth. Cebu 1998 $8.00 BID $8.00 VO

Vitularia salebrosa (King & Broderip 1832) Outstanding Banded!  F++ W/O 57 mm. Very beautiful. Dark grayish/brown color with yellowish and grayish/beige bands, perfect tip. Has slightly growth defects, few very small worm marks and nicks dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Night diving at 20 feet. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2006 $12.00

Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip 1832) Outstanding!  F++ 16,4 mm. Very nice. Corded, cream/white, dark and pale violet color. The lip is immature and chipped, the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 7 m. Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina 2005 $15.00

Xymenopsis muriciformis f. decolor (Philippi 1845) Outstanding!  F++ W/O 34 mm. Very nice. Corded, yellowish, beige and prune color. Has few micro defects, the side of the canal is damaged and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dredged at 15 m. Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina 2005 $32.00