Cypraeidae T-Z

Cypraea walkeri Sowerby 1832 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with beige band and brown, grayish, beige dots. Yellow color margins and base with blue and pale gray spots, lavender aperture. Has a very small drill mark on the dorsum. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2008

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous White Brown spots! Gem 70,4 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. White color background with tones of brown, few blackish spots and marks. White base and margins with black, brown, beige spots and blue flashing. Self collected among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous Blue! F+++/Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Blue color background with gray band and beige dots. Cream, yellowish base and margins with brown, black spots. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks in reef, at low tide. Alexander Headlands, Qld. Australia 1988

Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous Callosus Yellow base! Gem 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale blue color background with large beige band and beige dots. Callosus cream, yellow base and margins with large black spots. Dived at 15 m. under rocks. Mooloolaba, Qld. Australia 1985