Cypraea cribraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color with clear large cream/white spots. Callosus bluish/white margins and base. From my personal collection. Philippines 1974

Cypraea edentula nahoonensis Lorenz 1989 Gorgeous Rare Subspecies! F+++ 21,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with tones of orange, gray and beige marks. White base with pale bluish marks and callosus margins with blackish, brown, beige spots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 12-13 m. on reef. Fish River area, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 1993

Cypraea nigropunctata J. E. Gray 1828 Gorgeous Exceptional Banded! F+++/Gem 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and gray color banded attractive dorsum with cream/white dots and black terminal marks. Yellowish/cream base and margins with dense black, bluish spots and marks. Has few micro defects. Dived at 10-15 m. under rocks. Bahia Isabel, Fernandina Isl. Galapagos Islands 2002

Cypraea propinqua dwarf Garret 1879 Gorgeous Rare Hawaiian Specimen! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange and cream color banded dorsum. Cream margins and base with blue aperture. Has few micro defects. Dived at 10-12 m. in rubble. Ewa Beach, W. Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1977

Cypraea schilderorum Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Thick Superb! Gem 30,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tines of beige and cream/white color banded dorsum with brown ring. Callosus beige, white margins and base. Dived under rocks. Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1970

Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Slim Black White Blotch! Gem 52 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Beige color background with gray, beige, blue soft marks and attractive unusual slim black and white dorsal blotch. Cream, white color base and callosus margins with beige, brown large spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024

Cypraea zebra dissimilis Schilder 1924 Gorgeous Giant! F++ 103 mm. Very beautiful, almost no more large shells like that around. Tones of dark brown color with white, cream clear spots and grayish mantle line. Dark beige, blue color aperture, base, and margins with cream spots, black and brown teeth. Has few slightly growth lines, few micro defects and chipped labial anterior extremities terminal ridge. Taken under large rocks at 5-10 m. by dive. Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 200...

Cypraea francescoi Lorenz 2002 Gorgeous Superb Dark! Gem 17,9 mm. Very beautiful special color. Dark brown color with attractive clear large cream/white spots. White, cream base and callosus margins. Taken in deep water. Tolagnaro (Ft.Dauphin), Anosy, South East Madagascar 2002

Cypraea interrupta Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 19,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive  brown, beige, black marks and dots. Callosus white color base with bluish blotches and margins. Taken under dead corals at low tide. Langkawi Archipelago, Malaysia 1980

Cypraea pellucens panamensis Lorenz 2002 Gorgeous Slender Superb! Gem 34,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive dark brown blotches and tones of brown, beige marks and dots. Callosus cream, white base and margins with black and bluish spots. Taken under dead corals at 3-4 m. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1990

Cypraea petitiana Crosse 1872 Gorgeous Unusual Shape! Gem 28,5 mm. Very beautiful special globose columellar margin like Cypraea angelicae. Dorsum cream, beige and brown color attractive pattern. Pinkish/cream color callosus margins and base with strong cream/white teeth and orange canal. Trawled at 60 m. Off Conakri, Guinea 1991

Cypraea argus contracasta Lorenz 2012 Gorgeous Superb Pattern! Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color with soft grayish bands and attractive clear large brown with cream ocellata spots. Margins and base cream color with brown ocellata spots, black, brown, beige basal blotches and cream, beige teeth. Taken under dead corals. Phuket Isl. Thailand 1900

Cypraea irrorata Gray 1828 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 12 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/cream color with brown spots and mark. White base and margins with brown spots. Taken under dead corals at shallow water. Liku Beach, Niue Isl. South Pacific 2012

Cypraea pellucens alisonae Burgess 1983 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 34,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive brown blotch and tones of brown, beige marks and dots. Callosus cream/white base and margins with black and bluish spots. Taken under dead corals at 1-2 m. Pearl Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii 1993