Cypraea scurra occidua dwarf C. P. Meyer & Lorenz 2017 Gorgeous Extended apex! F+++/Gem 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dark beige color background with attractive brown over line cream ocellata spots and mantle line. Cream/beige color base and margins with blackish spots and brown teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks at low tide in the reef. Nacala Bay, Mozambique, East Africa 2012

Cypraea pantherina albonitens Melvill 1888 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 68,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with brown, beige sparse spots and marks. White base and margins with brown, beige spots. Has few micro defects.  Taken under dead corals at 5 m. Aden Gulf, Djibouti 1990

Cypraea pantherina funebralis Sulliotti 1924 Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 74 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of dark yellowish color background with black densely spots and marks. White base and margins with orange, beige, black spots. Has few micro defects, Taken on shallow water. Massawa, Erithrea, Red Sea 1980

Cypraea schilderorum Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Slender Thick! F+++/Gem 32,1 mm. Very beautiful. Tines of beige and cream/white color banded dorsum with brown ring. Callosus beige, cream/white margins and base. Has few micro defects. Dived under rocks. Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1970

Cypraea acicularis marcuscoltroi dwarf (Petuch 2015) Gorgeous Callosus Dark! Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful special dwarf population from offshore reef. Dark orange/beige color background with cream densely ocellata and beige spots. White base and callosus nodulose margins with black spots. Dived at 30-35 m. under dead corrals. 120 km. South East off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2023

Cypraea boivinii cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Gorgeous! Gem 24,2 mm.  Very beautiful. White and cream color with grayish, brown spots and marks. Callosus white nodulose margins and base. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2000

Cypraea carneola (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large! F+++ 55,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale grayish and pale reddish color banded dorsum. Pale grayish, cream margins and base with lavender aperture. Has slightly irregularities and two small defects on the labial margin doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Surigao Isl. Mindanao 2008

Cypraea cervinetta dwarf Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 44,4 mm. Very beautiful. Brown and beige color bands with attractive clear white spots and bluish mantle line. Grayish/beige color base with orange/brown basal blotch and margin with white spots. Taken at 3-6 m. under rocks. Playa Ocotal, Guanacaste, West Costa Rica 1993

Cypraea achatidea (Sowerby 1837) Gorgeous Dark Globose! F+++ 39,5 mm. Very beautiful unusual color and shape. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige, blue blotches, marks and dots, yellow ring. White base with pale blue marks and yellow margins. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the side. From my personal collection. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Malaga, Spain 1974

Cypraea decipiens (E. A. Smith 1880) Gorgeous Dark Bargain! F+++/Gem 51,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of beige, brown, yellowish white, cream color attractive pattern and white beige mantle line. Black color base and margins. Has a micro defect. Dived at 25-30 m. on sponges, Broome, North West Western Australia 1974

Cypraea friendii friendii (J. E. Gray 1831) Gorgeous Blue! F++ 76,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum blue and white color background with attractive black, brown, beige spots and marks. Black, brown color base and margins with orange/brick marks and black spots, white teeth and aperture. Has micro defects and nicks on the posterior extremities terminal ridge. Dived at 18 m. on sponge. Carnac Isl. Fremantle, Western Australia 1975

Cypraea lurida dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Lilliput! F+++ 26,8 mm. Very beautiful little jewel. Beige color with cream bands. Cream color margins and base, orange canals and terminals with black blotches. Has slightly erosion on the base. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From my personal collection. From Greek trawler. Unknown locality 1973

Cypraea globulus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow/orange! Gem 17,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow/orange color with pale mauve soft spots. Yellow/orange margins and base with mauve spots. From my personal collection. Erakor Isl. Port Vila, Efate Vanuatu 1974

Cypraea histrio (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Humped! Gem 51 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color background with attractive brown over lined pale bluish, cream and white large spots, pale bluish mantle line and humped dorsum. Cream/white, blue color base and callosus margins with large black spots and brown teeth. From my personal collection. Taken under coral in shallow water. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1973

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 42,3 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with soft cream bands. Cream, pale beige color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea achatidea inopinata Schilder 1930 Gorgeous Huge Superb! Gem 44,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige blotches, marks and dots, pale yellow ring. Cream, white base and margins. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Conakri, Guinea, West Africa 2001

Cypraea angelicae dwarf Clover 1974 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 19,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum white, beige and light brown color attractive pattern. White callosus margins and base with pale yellow columellar teeth. Trawled at 30 fathoms. Off Libreville, Gabon 1990

Cypraea beckii Gaskoin 1836 Gorgeous Deep Water Form! Gem 11,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with cream/white and black ocellata spots. Cream color base and margins with brown spots, granulose brown dots on the lip and white teeth. Taken by nets in muddy sand bottom at 160 m. Balicasag Isl. Bohol, Philippines 2003

Cypraea camelopardalis Perry 1811 Outstanding Gorgeous! F+++/Gem  45,2 mm. Very beautiful. Light beige color with clear cream/white spots, some are relief over the terminal. White base and callosus margins. Has few slightly irregularities. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, North Red Sea, Israel 1990

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