Cypraea caurica quinquefasciata Roding 1798 Gorgeous! Gem 34,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with beige, brown marks and dots. White, cream base and margins with large black and soft blue spots. Taken under rocks at 2-3 m. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, north Red Sea, Israel 1980

Cypraea caurica quinquefasciata Roding 1798 Gorgeous Large Elongated Superb! Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful special local form. Cream, pale bluish color background with beige, brown marks and dots. Cream base with gray dots and amazing callosus and granulose margins with large black relief spots. Taken under rocks in reef at 1-2 m. Moucha Isl. Iles de Pres, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Cypraea fimbriata marmorata Schroter 1804 Outstanding Exceptional Form! Gem 12,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive brown, beige, pale bluish pattern and brown terminals Cream, white base and margins with blackish dots. Taken under rocks near reef. Piti Bay, Guam 1970

Cypraea gracilis notata Gill 1858 Gorgeous Uncommon Form! Gem 14,6 mm. Very beautiful,. Bluish color background with beige, brown, gray blotches, marks and dots. Pale yellow and cream color base and margins with brown, black spots and blackish/brown terminals. Taken under coral at 1-3 m. Dhadnah, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates 2004

Cypraea isabellamexicana Stearns 1893 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with cream bands, attractive black densely axial stripes, deep orange terminals and black terminal marks. Margins and base light beige and white color. Dived at 10-12 m. under rocks. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 2000

Cypraea petitiana Crosse 1872 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream, beige and light brown color attractive pattern. Cream, white color callosus margins and base with strong cream/white teeth. Trawled at 30 m. Off N'Deyane, Senegal 1990

Cypraea rabaulensis Schilder 1964 Outstanding! F+++/Gem 23,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale grayish color bands with beige marks. Cream, white base and margins with black spots. Taken in tangle net at 120 m. Olango Isl. Cebu, Philippines 2008

Cypraea mappa dwarf Linne 1758 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 58,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive brown pattern and clear cream mantle line and spots. Cream/white color base and margins with brown, beige spots and cream, pale yellowish teeth. Has a nick on the anterior columellar terminal ridge. Taken under coral slabs. Palawan Isl. Philippines 2000

Cypraea mappa viridis cf. (Kenyon 1902) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive dark brown pattern, cream clear spots and mantle line. Margins and base dark cream color with beige, brown spots, beige basal blotch, cream/white teeth. Has few slightly irregularities. Nucnucan Isl. North Bohol 2008

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Unusual Pattern! Gem 32,5 mm. Very beautiful. White color on the sides and pale brown, beige soft pattern on the dorsum. Orange color margins and base with white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder 1937 Gorgeous Heavy! F++/F+++ 57,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange and grayish/cream color banded dorsum with cream/white axial lines. Callosus, pale grayish, cream base,  margins and dark lavender teeth. Has slightly irregularities, a healed small bite and few micro defects. Dived at 5-10 m. under rocks. Pearl Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii 1980

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Outstanding Globulus Large! F+++ 46,6 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with soft cream bands. Callosus cream, white color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals marks. Has slightly irregularities and few micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1975

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous! Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with orange, brown marks and pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Dived at 10-15 m. in coral rubble. Bohol, Philippines 1970

Cypraea lynx williamsi Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Rare Red Sea Specimen! F+++ 38,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color background with large black and small tones of blue, beige densely marks and spots, yellowish mantle line. Cream/white color base and margins with grayish, brown, black spots, deep red aperture with white teeth. Has a healed chip on the anterior columellar terminal. Taken under coral. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel 1970

Cypraea algoensis Gray 1825 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 25,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum peach/cream color background with beige marks and dots. Callosus white color base and margins with black/brown spots. Dived at 20-30 m. taken alive on reef. Hout Bay area, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Province, South Africa 1980

Cypraea stolida crossei Marie 1869 Gorgeous Special Local Form! Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from this area. Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1960

Cypraea walkeri continens Iredale 1935 Outstanding Dwarf! F+++/Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream and  dark beige color bands with brown, grayish, beige marks and dots. Cream/white base and margins with brown, beige spots. Taken under rocks and dead corals on reef at low tide. Langford Reef, near Proserpine, Qld. Australia 1977

Cypraea zonaria gambiensis Shaw 1909 Gorgeous Colorful! Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Cream, pale beige color base and margins with gray spots. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Casamance, Senegal 1980

Cypraea depressa dispersa Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 33,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown color background with white, cream clear spots and mantle line. Callosus pale bluish cream/white color base and margins with black marks and spots, brown teeth. Taken under coral slabs at low tide. Agatti Atoll, Laccadive Isl. India 1982

Cypraea turdus winckworthi Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Extra Large Callosus! F+++/Gem 45,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color background with attractive brown spots. Callosus white color base and margins with gray spots. Has two micro defects. Taken under stones at low tide. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025