Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 72,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, cream color background with attractive extended tip, dark brown pattern and gray marks. Callosus beige, cream color margins with blackish, brown, gray, beige spots. Base grayish and prune color with blackish spots, brown teeth. Has few micro defects. From my personal collection. Vipingo North Cost, Kenya 1976

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! 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 diluculum Reeve 1845 Gorgeous! Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish and dark brown color with attractive white and brown pattern. White color base and margins with black, brown spots. Taken in shallow water on reef. Zanzibar, Tanzania 2002

Cypraea diluculum Reeve 1845 Gorgeous Unusual! Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish and dark brown color with attractive white and brown pattern. White color base with unusual dorsum pattern expands to the base and in the aperture, margins with black, brown spots. Taken in shallow water on reef. Zanzibar, Tanzania 2002

Cypraea acicularis dwarf Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Hyper Callosus Superb! Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with cream, beige spots some are ocellata, cream soft mantle line. Hyper callosus white nodulose margins with brown, grayish spot and bases. Dived at 5-10 m. under rocks. Palm Beach, Florida 1970

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Outstanding Unusual Pattern! Gem 14,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with attractive white, pale beige unusual pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base yellow color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007

Cypraea teres alveolus Tapparone 1882 Outstanding!Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive pale brown, beige soft blotches and dots. Callosus cream/white base and margins with beige soft spots. Taken under stone and dead coral at 1-3 m. Fungu Yasin reef, Dar El Salaam 1973

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue! F+++/Gem 25,6 mm. Very beautiful . Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches and dots. Cream, white margins and base with orange/brick marks and small orange spots. Has an irregularity. Found at 3 m. under dead coral. Okinawa, Japan 1980

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate! F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978

Cypraea staphylaea consorbina (Garrett 1879) Gorgeous Sky/blue! Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with attractive strong nodules and mantle line, orange terminals. Yellowish, white, cream margins and base with pale orange teeth. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974

Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby 1888 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 35,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive  brown, beige, gray. black marks, spots and dots. bluish/white ring. Callosus pale orange, cream, white color base and slightly nodulose margins. Trawled at 100-150 m. Off Taizhou, East China Sea, China 2010

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 23,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background, attractive sculpture with yellowish/cream densely small nodules and cords, pale bluish/white mantle line. Yellowish/cream color margins and corded base. From my personal collection. Samar Isl. Philippines 1972

Cypraea bistrinotata samarensis Lorenz 2014 Gorgeous Globose Superb!Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color background with attractive nodules over the dorsum, tones of brown blotches and soft dots. Yellowish, cream margins and base with brown basal blotches. Taken on urchin bed at low tide. Borongan, Samar, Philippines 1982

Cypraea lynx dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Elongate Lilliput!Gem 23,8 mm. Very beautiful special color. Yellowish, cream color background with brown, beige, blue and blackish spots. White color margins and base with blackish, brown and grayish spots, pale orange aperture with white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea catholicorum dwarf Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 11 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange color with clear cream/white spots and mantle line. White base and margins with few small beige soft spots. Dived at 8-10 m. under coral slabs on top of hard reef. Off Suharato Village, Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 1995