Cypraea ocellata dwarf Linne 1758 Gorgeous Exceptional Size! Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, cream color margins and base with beige. Taken at 4 m. Dwarka Area, Gujarate, India 1997

Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis dwarf Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Lilliput! Gem 13,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background with large beige and small white spots, bluish mantle line. Cream and pale yellowish color margins and base with white terminals. Dived at 15-18 m. under dead corals. Christmas Reef, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1983

Cypraea ocellata Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, beige/cream color margins and base with blackish, beige and pale grayish spots. Taken under slabs at low tide. Negombo Reef, West coast Sri Lanka 1980

Cypraea sulcidentata Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 31 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/cream and pale beige color soft banded dorsum with pale beige ring. Cream base with strong white teeth and callosus margins. Dived at 7-10 m. under dead corals. Mala Wharf, Maui, Hawaii 1977

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding Sky/blue!Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color dorsum with pale yellowish/orange soft ring. Callosus cream/white color margins and base. Taken under rocks at 3-7 feet. Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1987

Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gray 1824 Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput! Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with black axial stripes and dots. Margins and base white, cream color with orange terminals and  orange/brown terminal marks. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

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 pellucens panamensis Lorenz 2002 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 32,1 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get now as the entire population disappeared due the climate change. Cream color background with attractive brown blotch and tones of brown, beige marks and dots. Callosus cream/white base with pale grayish soft marks and margins with black and brown spots. Dived under dead corals. Afuera Canal, Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2020

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