Cypraea ocellata dwarf Linne 1758 Gorgeous Exceptional Size! Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, cream color margins and base with beige. Taken at 4 m. Dwarka Area, Gujarate, India 1997

Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis dwarf Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Lilliput! Gem 13,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background with large beige and small white spots, bluish mantle line. Cream and pale yellowish color margins and base with white terminals. Dived at 15-18 m. under dead corals. Christmas Reef, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1983

Cypraea ocellata Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, beige/cream color margins and base with blackish, beige and pale grayish spots. Taken under slabs at low tide. Negombo Reef, West coast Sri Lanka 1980

Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding Sky/blue!Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color dorsum with pale yellowish/orange soft ring. Callosus cream/white color margins and base. Taken under rocks at 3-7 feet. Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1987

Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gray 1824 Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput! Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with black axial stripes and dots. Margins and base white, cream color with orange terminals and  orange/brown terminal marks. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with very strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea subviridis dorsalis Schilder & Schilder 1938 Outstanding Large Bluish Superb!Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish color background with tones of brown, beige large blotches, marks and dots. White margins and base. From my personal collection. Intertidal under slabs on reef. Port Hedland, Western Australia 1975

Cypraea nebrites (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Small form!F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and brown color background with cream/white clear spots and mantle line. Callosus cream color margins and base with black marginal blotches, brown, black, beige spots and basal lines. Found under dead corals at shallow water. Somalia 2010

Cypraea ovum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Greenish! Gem 26,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. Dorsum greenish color with tones of brown, cream marks and dots, pale orange terminals. Cream, pale beige color margins and base with pale yellow teeth.  Palawan 2008

Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Yellowish White! F+++/Gem 68 mm. Very beautiful unique pattern. Tones of yellowish and white color background with black, beige, brown densely spots and marks, blue flashing. White base and margins with soft beige, grayish spots. Has few slightly irregularities on the dorsum. Taken under dead corals. Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea 1970

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Double Pattern! F+++/Gem 38,3 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with grayish marks and soft pale beige dots, then till labial margin typical brown, beige, cream, white pyrum pattern. Orange color margins and base with yellowish basal blotch and unusual strong white teeth. Has few small slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populatio...

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum dark and light bands with yellowish, brown, beige, gray and cream color pattern. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978