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

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Double Pattern Globose Large! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional.  From columellar margin till the the dorsum cream, white color with 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 reddish lip among the white teeth. Has few slightly irregularities. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Gree...

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Gray Sides Violet Lip Exceptional! F+++/Gem 32,4 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown, gray and beige color attractive pattern and unusual gray sides. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Heavy! Gem 38 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/white color background with black large spots and blue, grayish small spots and marks. Callosus white color margins and base with black, gray and brown spots, red among white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea cervinetta Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Southern Range Form! F+++ 65,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color background with soft grayish bands, attractive clear cream/white spots and mantle line. Margins and base beige, gray color with white spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects and a small drill hole on the base. Taken under rocks at 2-5 m. Noboa View, Punta Blanca, Santa Elena, Ecuador 2000

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Lilliput Violet Lip Superb! Gem 27,5 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with violet lip among the white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

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 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 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

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 tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic Unusual! Gem 71,7 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum and columellar side sky/blue and white color background with attractive sparsely black spots and few orange marks marks, labial side sky/blue and white color background with large black marks and orange mantle line. Callosus white margins and base with black, beige spots and bluish basal blotch. Found among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Melanistic! F++/F+++ 66 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum melanistic and the sides cream, yellow color background with black spots. White margins and base with brown, bluish, black spots. Has sand grains on the dorsum. Found among corals and under dead corals at shallow water. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2008