Cypraeidae T-Z

Cypraea testudinaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb Dark Glossy! Gem 97,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive black, dark brown, beige blotches and spots, white dots and grayish thin transverse lines. Beige, grayish, brown color base and margins with black, brown, beige spots and white dots. From my personal collection. Philippines 1974

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Elongate Black Blotch! Gem 66,8 mm. Very beautiful. White and sky/blue color background with black, brown densely spots, black blotch and yellow, orange mantle line. White base and margins with black and blue spots. Self collected among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay, Palawan April 1999

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Bluish Callosus!Gem 34,8 mm. Very beautiful heavy and callosus. Pale bluish color background with attractive beige and brown spots. White color base and callosus margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. East Plage des Sables Blancs, Tajdourah, Djibouti, East Africa 2010