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 gracilis notata Gill 1858 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Blue color background with beige, brown blotches and dots. Yellowish/cream and cream color base and margins with brown, black spots and blackish/brown terminals. Taken under coral at 1-3 m. East Plage des Sables Blancs, Tajdourah, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Cypraea poraria scarabeus Bory 1827 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 14,8 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color background with dense cream and brown ocellata spots. Callosus lavender nodulose margins and base, white teeth and aperture. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974

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 labrolineata dwarf (Gaskoin 1849) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 12,5 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Grayish/beige color background with clear cream/white spots, blue large mantle line and brown terminal marks. White, pale blue base and margins with brown spots. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros dwarf Souverbie 1865 Outstanding! Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful rare from Qld. Cream color background with soft grayish, beige, bluish marks and dots. Cream/white color base and margins. Taken under rocks at low tide. Swain Reefs, Qld. Australia 1974

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Elongate! Gem 31 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 violet lip among the strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Patternless Elongate! F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful exceptional and unique. Cream/white color without pyrum pattern only few beige soft marks and dots. Margin and base orange and yellow/orange color with white strong teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea lurida pulchroides Alvarado & Alvarez 1964 Outstanding Elongate! F+/F++ 33,3 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Dark beige color with soft grayish bands. Cream, beige, pale blue, white color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has healed slightly growth marks and lines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Cape Verde Islands 1993

Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Bernardi 1861 Gorgeous Yellow Hypercallosa! Gem 27,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with greenish soft bands. Hyper callosus yellow color margins and base with white teeth. From my personal collection. Kurrimi, North Qld. Australia 1974

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color compressed dorsum with bright orange intense ring. Hyper callosus cream/white color margins and base. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at 1 m. Downtown Huahine, Huahine Isl. French Polynesia 2015

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Dark Unusual! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum  brown, beige, cream unusual dark pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with pale violet lip among the white teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the labial margin almost invisible and few very small sand grains doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea marginalis pseudocellata Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Globose! Gem 24,5 mm. Very beautiful curious bump globose specimen from unusual area. Pale bluish color background with attractive small cream/white and large brown spots, pale bluish soft mantle line. Cream/white color base and nodulose margins with beige, gray soft spots. Taken under rocks at low tide. Aden area, Yemen 1987

Cypraea semiplota Mighels 1845 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 13,4 mm. Very beautiful great specimen, now days it is one of the rarest cypraea from Hawaii. Dark honey color with cream/white clear spots and soft mantle line. White, light blue color nodulose margins and base with pale yellow teeth, pale yellow/orange canals and terminals. Dived at 40 feet in black sponges (natural habitat). Ewa Beach, Pearl Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii 1979

Cypraea mappa Linne 1758 Gorgeous Cross Mantle Line! F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Dorsum cream color background with attractive brown pattern and unusual cross on the mantle line. Cream color base and margins with brown, beige soft spots and cream, pale yellowish teeth. Has few micro defects. Dived at 16 m. on reef. Cuyo Isl. North East of Palawan Isl. Philippines 1990

Cypraea stercoraria cameroonica dwarf Lorenz 2017 Gorgeous! F+++ 35,4 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream color background with attractive brown, beige spots and marks. Dark beige, cream margins and base with brown, beige spots and cream/white teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the dorsum doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under rocks and rocky in shallow water. Bight of Biafra, Douala, Cameroon 2010

Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Superb Inflated! Gem 49,3 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Beige color background with grayish, beige soft marks and spots, attractive black and cream/white dorsal blotches. Cream, white and pale yellowish color base and callosus margins with black, beige, brown large relief spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024