Cypraeidae A-E

Cypraea cervinetta dwarf Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Elongated! F+++/Gem 44 mm. Very beautiful, special las Perlas archipelago population. Brown and beige color background with dark gray bands, attractive clear bluish/white spots, cream mantle line. Margins and base cream, beige color with bluish/white spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Contadora Isl. Las Perlas Archipelago, West Panama 2008

Cypraea cicercula dwarf Linne 1758 Outstanding Lilliput! Gem 13,4 mm. Very beautiful very hard to get from this area. Yellowish/cream color with attractive nodules and mantle line, pale orange terminals. Cream margin and base with pale yellowish teeth lines. Dived at coral reef. Ishigaki Isl. Southern Okinawa Prefecture, Japan 1990

Cypraea eglantina (Duclos 1833) Outstanding Greenish Overglaze! F+++ 62 mm. Very nice. Greenish color overglaze with soft grayish pattern. Margins and base yellowish/green color with gray and brown spots. Has few micro defects and few nicks on the anterior terminal ridge. Cebu 2000