Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with very strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea subviridis dorsalis Schilder & Schilder 1938 Outstanding Large Bluish Superb!Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color background with tones of brown, beige large blotches, marks and dots. White margins and base. From my personal collection. Intertidal under slabs on reef. Port Hedland, Western Australia 1975

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue! F+++/Gem 25,6 mm. Very beautiful . Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches and dots. Cream, white margins and base with orange/brick marks and small orange spots. Has an irregularity. Found at 3 m. under dead coral. Okinawa, Japan 1980

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate! F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978

Cypraea staphylaea consorbina (Garrett 1879) Gorgeous Sky/blue! Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with attractive strong nodules and mantle line, orange terminals. Yellowish, white, cream margins and base with pale orange teeth. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Cypraea lynx dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Elongate Lilliput!Gem 23,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. Yellowish, cream color background with brown, beige, blue and blackish spots. White color margins and base with blackish, brown and grayish spots, pale orange aperture with white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea nucleus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background, attractive sculpture with cream strong nodules, pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream/white color margins and corded base. Self collected under stone and dead coral in shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado North Sulawesi 1998

Cypraea nebrites (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Small form!F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and brown color background with cream/white clear spots and mantle line. Callosus cream color margins and base with black marginal blotches, brown, black, beige spots and basal lines. Found under dead corals at shallow water. Somalia 2010

Cypraea ovum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Greenish! Gem 26,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. Dorsum greenish color with tones of brown, cream marks and dots, pale orange terminals. Cream, pale beige color margins and base with pale yellow teeth.  Palawan 2008

Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Yellowish White! F+++/Gem 68 mm. Very beautiful unique pattern. Tones of yellowish and white color background with black, beige, brown densely spots and marks, blue flashing. White base and margins with soft beige, grayish spots. Has few slightly irregularities on the dorsum. Taken under dead corals. Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea 1970

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark Large! F++/F+++ 47,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/brown color with pale grayish soft bands. Beige, white color callosus margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has slightly growth lines, micro defects and small blotch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. Self collected under large stones at 4-5 m. Offshore Reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saro...

Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate 1960 Gorgeous! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive brown blotch. Cream/white margins and base with beige, blackish and brown spots, pale yellowish teeth. From my personal collection. Sulu Sea, Philippines 1978

Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Exceptional Knobby! Gem 19,9 mm. Very beautiful from rare locality. Bluish/white color, attractive sculpture with cream knobs and cords, pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream color margins and corded base. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Khuria Muria Isl. South West Oman 1980

Cypraea scurra occidua dwarf C. P. Meyer & Lorenz 2017 Gorgeous Extended apex! F+++/Gem 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dark beige color background with attractive brown over line cream ocellata spots and mantle line. Cream/beige color base and margins with blackish spots and brown teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks at low tide in the reef. Nacala Bay, Mozambique, East Africa 2012

Cypraea pantherina albonitens Melvill 1888 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 68,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with brown, beige sparse spots and marks. White base and margins with brown, beige spots. Has few micro defects.  Taken under dead corals at 5 m. Aden Gulf, Djibouti 1990

Cypraea pantherina funebralis Sulliotti 1924 Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 74 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of dark yellowish color background with black densely spots and marks. White base and margins with orange, beige, black spots. Has few micro defects, Taken on shallow water. Massawa, Erithrea, Red Sea 1980