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 pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Double Pattern! F+++/Gem 38,3 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with grayish marks and soft pale beige dots, then till labial margin typical brown, beige, cream, white pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with yellowish basal blotch and unusual strong white teeth. Has few small slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populatio...

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum dark and light bands with yellowish, brown, beige, gray and cream color pattern. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Double Pattern Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with soft pale beige dots, then till labial margin typical brown, beige, cream, white pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with yellowish basal blotch and reddish lip among the white teeth. Has few slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Gree...

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Gray Sides Violet Lip Exceptional! F+++/Gem 32,4 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown, gray and beige color attractive pattern and unusual gray sides. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Heavy! Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color background with black large spots and blue, grayish small spots and marks. Callosus white color margins and base with black, gray and brown spots, red among white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea punctata Linne 1771 Outstanding Sparse Spots! Gem 10,3 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. Bluish/white color with sparse large brown spots. White base and margins with brown, beige spots. Taken under dead coral at 1-2 m. in the reef. Rovondrau Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji 1970

Cypraea nebrites dwarf (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Small form Unusual!F++ 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and brown color background with cream, white clear spots, unusual black, brown marginal blotches are on the dorsum. Cream/white color margins and base with brown. black, beige spots and basal lines. Is slightly subadult and has small bite on the dorsum and damaged posterior columellar terminal ridge. Found under dead corals at shallow water. Somalia 2010

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Lilliput Violet Lip Superb! Gem 27,5 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

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 hungerfordi Sowerby 1888 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 35,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive  brown, beige, gray. black marks, spots and dots. bluish/white ring. Callosus pale orange, cream, white color base and slightly nodulose margins. Trawled at 100-150 m. Off Taizhou, East China Sea, China 2010

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