Cypraeidae G-S

Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Dark Unusual! F+++/Gem 64,9 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of yellowish color background with black densely spots and marks. White base and margins with pale orange, grayish, black spots. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at 4-5 m. Dahlak Archipelago, Erithrea, Red Sea 1974

Cypraea pyriformis smithi dwarf Sowerby 1881 Outstanding Rare Western Form!F+++/Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale bluish color background with brown, gray blotches, and beige dots. Cream/white margins and base with brown, beige spots and brown columellar teeth. From my personal collection. Intertidal under stones. Shoal Point, Mackay, West Australia 1974