Muricidae

Pterynotus elongatus

Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Muricinae, Genus: Pterynotus

Author: Lightfoot, 1786

Size: 66 mm

Grade: F +++

Locality: Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines

Found: taken by divers at 20 m depth

Date collected: Octuber 2013

Price: 50 €

 



Latiaxis mawae

Beautiful color!

Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Coralliophilidae Genus: Latiaxis

Author: Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Size: 37mm

Grade: F ++/+++

Locality: Aliguay Island, Dipolog, Philippines

Found: at 200/300 m depth

Date collected: September

Price: 60€

 

Chicoreus saulii

With operculum, exceptional color of intense pink and purple fronds contrasting with the dark body of undulating sculpture with raised black bands.  

Former called Murex saulii and Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii.

Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Muricinae, Genus: Chicoreus

Author: Sowerby II, 1841

Size: 73 mm

Grade: F +++/Gem

Locality: Dumaran Island, Palawan, Philippines

Found: taken on coral reef at 20-25 m depth

Price: 24 €

                                             

      

Homalocantha sp.

With operculum.

Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Muricopsinaea Genus: Homalocantha

Size: 32mm

Grade: F +++

Locality: Mac tan Island, Cebu, Philippines

Found: taken by divers at 10-20 m depth

Date collected: June 2013

Price: 33€