Laevicardium attenuatum (Sowerby 1841) Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 57,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Orange, reddish, bluish, pale beige, grayish cream and white color attractive pattern. Taken on coral sand in shallow water. Trincomalee area, Sri Lanka 1985

Cymatium parthenopeum americanum var. (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous North Brazil Form! F+++/Gem W/O 71,4 mm. Small but very beautiful. Beige, tones of yellowish and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, cream, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a small drill mark. Taken in rock sides at extreme low tide. Tutoia, Maranhao, Brazil 2019

Cypraea picta Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 26 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige mark and dots Cream base and margins with black spots and grayish basal blotches. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Boa Vista Isl. Cape Verde 1988

Cypraea turdus winckworthi Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Extra Large Callosus! F+++/Gem 45,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color background with attractive brown spots. Callosus white color base and margins with gray spots. Has two micro defects. Taken under stones at low tide. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025

Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Exceptional Pattern! F+++ 51,2 mm. Very beautiful exceptional pattern. Cream color background with attractive beige, brown, blue, gray, black pattern and marks all over the dorsum. Cream, white color base with bluish basal blotch and margins with brown, beige spots. Has irregularities and few micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark Large! F++/F+++ 47,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/brown color with pale grayish soft bands. Beige, white color callosus margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has slightly growth lines, micro defects and small blotch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. Self collected under large stones at 4-5 m. Offshore Reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saro...

Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate 1960 Gorgeous! Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive brown blotch. Cream/white margins and base with beige, blackish and brown spots, pale yellowish teeth. From my personal collection. Sulu Sea, Philippines 1978

Cymatiella verrucosa (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous!F+++ 18 mm. Very beautiful, uncommon species! no more from this area. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture  with nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Has worm drills on the side of the dorsum. Taken on seaweed tide pools at low tide. Yorke Peninsula, South Australia 1980

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 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 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 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 lynx williamsi Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Rare Red Sea Specimen! F+++ 38,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color background with large black and small tones of blue, beige densely marks and spots, yellowish mantle line. Cream/white color base and margins with grayish, brown, black spots, deep red aperture with white teeth. Has a healed chip on the anterior columellar terminal. Taken under coral. Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel 1970

Cypraea pyriformis smithi dwarf Sowerby 1881 Outstanding Rare Western Form! F+++/Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale bluish color background with brown, gray blotches, and beige dots. Cream/white margins and base with brown, beige spots and brown columellar teeth. From my personal collection. Intertidal under stones. West Australia 1974

Cypraea lurida dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark! F+++ 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish/brown color with pale grayish soft bands. Cream, white color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. Self collected under large stones at 4-5 m. Offshore Reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece 1998

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Bluish Migrant! F+++/Gem 21,8 mm. Very beautiful migrant introduced in the Caribbean. Bluish color background with attractive black, beige and brown sparsely spots. White color base and margins with black, brown, beige spots. Has a micro defect. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Boca Catalina, Aruba 2025

Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Dark Migrant! F+++/Gem 28,3 mm. Very beautiful migrant introduced in the Caribbean. Grayish color background with attractive black and brown densely spots. Callosus white color base and margins with black, brown, beige spots. Has a micro defect. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Boca Catalina, Aruba 2025

Cominella maculosa (Martyn 1784) Outstanding Large! F+++ W/O 43 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color with black, brown and blue marks. Yellow aperture with black marks and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mt. Maunganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1994

Argonauta hians Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 60 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords and black dorsal knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Trawled. Off South West Taiwan 1970