Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder 1937 Gorgeous Exceptional! Gem 13,5 mm. Very beautiful strange smooth deep water form. Yellowish/cream color with beige blotches and brown, beige spots. Yellowish cream color margins and base without basal blotches. Trawled at 100-150 m. Off Senkaku Islands, SW Okinawa, Japan 1970

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth Elongate! Gem 31 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 violet lip among the strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Patternless Elongate! F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful exceptional and unique. Cream/white color without pyrum pattern only few beige soft marks and dots. Margin and base orange and yellow/orange color with white strong teeth. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978

Cypraea cylindrica lenella Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Bluish! Gem 32,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of bluish color background with beige marks and dots, black, brown terminal marks. White, pale blue color base and margins with brown mark and spots. From my personal collection. Rocky reef under stone at low tide. Seaforth, Mackay, West Australia 1972

Cypraea chinensis (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Double Pattern Superb! Gem 40 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. From columellar margin almost till the the dorsum cream/white color with blue spots, then till labial margin yellowish/beige with large cream/white clear spots and cream mantle line. Callosus cream margins and base with lavender spots and orange lip with cream teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral in shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea boivinii cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Gorgeous Extra large! Gem 29,3 mm.  Very beautiful. Bluish/white and sky/blue color with bluish spots and  grayish mantle line. Callosus white nodulose margins and base. From my personal collection. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 1976

Cypraea boivinii Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Ocellata spots! Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/cream color with violet over line gray ocellata spots. White nodulose margins and base. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2008

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Double Pattern! Gem 14,1 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Pale yellow color background with attractive white, beige typical ziczac pattern on the columellar side and unusual pattern on the labial side, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base orange color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Outstanding Superb! Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive beige and white typical ziczac pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base pale yellow, orange color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007

Cypraea caurica (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Callosus Superb! Gem 42 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and tones of brown color bands with beige, brown marks and dots. Callosus white relief margins and base with black spots and grayish marks, pale peach aperture with cream/white teeth. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea vitellus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 36,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum beige and brown color soft bands with attractive bluish/white clear some relief spots. Callosus margins and base cream, white color with thin grayish lines and cream/white soft spots. Has two very small bites. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Cypraea lurida pulchroides Alvarado & Alvarez 1964 Outstanding Elongate! F+/F++ 33,3 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Dark beige color with soft grayish bands. Cream, beige, pale blue, white color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has healed slightly growth marks and lines doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Cape Verde Islands 1993

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