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

Cypraea cicercula dwarf Linne 1758 Outstanding Lilliput! Gem 13,4 mm. Very beautiful very hard to get from this area. Yellowish/cream color with attractive nodules and mantle line, pale orange terminals. Cream margin and base with pale yellowish teeth lines. Dived at coral reef. Ishigaki Isl. Southern Okinawa Prefecture, Japan 1990

Cypraea errones (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Banded Blue! F+++/Gem 23,2 mm. Very beautiful special color looks like Cypraea errones azurea. Sky/blue and cream color bands with only beige dots. White margins and base. Has one micro defect. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea nucleus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background, attractive sculpture with cream strong nodules, pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream/white color margins and corded base. Self collected under stone and dead coral in shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado North Sulawesi 1998

Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 22,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale grayish color background with large beige band and beige dots. Cream, yellowish base and margins with brown spots. Has a micro defect. Taken under rocks in reef, at low tide. Kinka Beach, Qld. Australia 1984

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 gracilis notata Gill 1858 Gorgeous Blue! Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful, rare from this area. Blue color background with beige, brown blotches and dots. Yellowish/cream and cream color base and margins with brown, black spots and blackish/brown terminals. Taken under coral at 1-3 m. East Plage des Sables Blancs, Tajdourah, Djibouti, East Africa 2011

Cypraea beckii Gaskoin 1836 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 11,6 mm. Very beautiful, from rare location, special local form. Yellowish color with brown, cream spots some are ocellata. Cream color base and margins with brown spots, granulose brown dots on the lip and white teeth. Dived at 25-30 m. under dead coral. Lau Lau Beach, Saipan Isl. North Marianas Islands 2006

Cypraea bistrinotata jandeprezi Poppe & Martin 1997 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with beige marks and brown spots. Cream margins and base with orange/beige basal blotches. Has a nick on the anterior columellar extremities terminal ridge. Taken under rocks at low tide. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 1998

Cypraea asellus (Linne 1758) Outstanding! Gem 14,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and back with orange over line color bands. Base and margins white color with bluish basal blotches. Taken in low tide under stone. New Guinea 1975

Cypraea poraria scarabeus Bory 1827 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 14,8 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color background with dense cream and brown ocellata spots. Callosus lavender nodulose margins and base, white teeth and aperture. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974

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 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 punctata Linne 1771 Outstanding Sparse Spots! Gem 10,3 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. Bluish/white color with sparse large brown spots. White base and margins with brown, beige spots. Taken under dead coral at 1-2 m. in the reef. Rovondrau Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji 1970