Cypraeidae A-E

Cypraea acicularis marcuscoltroi (Petuch 2015) Gorgeous Dark!Gem 21,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange/beige color background with densely cream and beige spots. White base and callosus nodulose margins with black spots. Dived at 30-35 m. under dead corrals. 30 km. South East off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2023

Cypraea edentula (Gray 1825) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 21,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color with pale beige soft dots. Margins and base white, cream color with beige spots. Has few slightly irregularities doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 12 m. Jeffreys Bay, South Africa 1993

Cypraea cylindrica Born 1778 Outstanding! Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum pale bluish color background with brown, beige blotches, marks and dots, blackish, brown terminal marks. White, pale blue color margins and base with few brown spots. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo 1969

Cypraea acicularis marcuscoltroi dwarf (Petuch 2015) Gorgeous Dark!Gem 16,7 mm. Very beautiful special dwarf population from offshore reef. Orange/brown color background with densely cream and beige ocellata spots. White base and callosus nodulose margins with black spots. Dived at 30-35 m. under dead corrals. 30 km South East off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2023