Auction 28 October - 1 November "07
Cypraeidae
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Cypraeidae

Cypraea angelicae Clover 1974 Outstanding!  Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream/white color with orange/brown and beige marks. Callosus white margins and base with pale pink teeth and canals. Trawled at 60 m. off Libreville, Gabon 2006 Read about and the description at:
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$85.00

Cypraea annulus freak (Linne 1758) Incredible!  F+++ 18,7 mm. Very beautiful incredible freak aperture. Bluish/gray color with orange flashing. Margins and base pale grayish color. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $16.00

Cypraea annulus rostrate (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F++ 20,6 mm. Very beautiful, well rostrate. Pale bluish color with yellow flashing, almost without ring. Margins and base grayish/white color. Has irregularities dose an a nick on the posterior labial extremity not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2006 $32.00

Cypraea arabica dwarf cf. contraria (Linnaeus 1758) Exceptional Sky/blue!  F+ 42,6 mm. Very beautiful, globulus and exceptional. Sky/blue juvenile color background with unusual beige, dark gray and brown pattern. White margin and base with blackish/brown and beige spots, yellowish flashing and brown teeth. Has growth scars and a small chip on the anterior canal. Palawan 2007 $80.00

Cypraea arabica niger (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 63,1 mm. Large and very beautiful. Dorsum jet black unless the yellowish mantle line and few dots. Slightly rostrate bluish/gray margins with blackish spots. Base pale bluish/gray and cream color with gray spots, brown blotch and teeth Prony Bay New Caledonia, August 1974 $200.00

Cypraea arabica (Linne 1758) Outstanding Rusty Orange!  F++ 51,7 mm. Very beautiful high glossy. Dorsum deep orange color with brown pattern. Margins and base yellowish/orange and cream color with blackish spots and orange/brown teeth. Has few small scratches, tinny spots, micro defects and a nick on the anterior columellar extremity dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Very reasonable quality for rusty cypraea. Coron Isl. Palawan 2006 $24.00

Cypraea arabica (Linne 1758) Outstanding Rusty Yellow!  F++ 49,5 mm. Very beautiful high glossy. Dorsum yellow color with reddish/brown pattern. Margins and base grayish and pale yellowish color with blackish spots and orange/brown teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the side and tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty, nicks on anterior terminal. Reasonable quality for rusty cypraea. Coron Isl. Palawan 2006 $20.00

Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Blue margins!  F++ 78 mm. Very beautiful, high glossy. Yellowish/cream and bluish/gray color background with attractive dark brown pattern. Callosus blue color margins with blackish spots. Base bluish/gray and prune color with blackish spots, brown teeth. Has slightly irregularities, micro defects, sand grains on the margins and the terminals dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Tulear Reef, South West Madagascar 2007 $24.00

Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Extra large!  F++/F+++ 86,8 mm. Very beautiful, high glossy. Yellowish/cream and bluish/gray color banded background with attractive dark brown pattern. Callosus light grayish/blue and cream color margins with blackish and gray spots. Base bluish/gray and prune color with soft spots, dark brown teeth. Has few slightly irregularities, few micro defects, sand grains on the margins and the terminals dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Tulear Reef, South West Madagascar 2007 $24.00

Cypraea argus dwarf (Linnaeus 1758) Gorgeous!  F+++ 54,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum grayish and yellowish beige color with grayish/brown bands, bluish marks and attractive clear chocolate/brown rings. Margins and base yellowish/beige color with blackish and brown basal blotches and brown teeth. Has slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $10.00

Cypraea bistrinotata keelingensis Schilder & Schilder 1940 Outstanding!  Gem 21,7 mm. Large and very beautiful. Nodulose, yellow/orange color with orange/mauve marks. Orange margins and base without basal blotches, beige teeth. Palawan Isl. 2007 $7.00

Cypraea boivinii f. cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Cream!  Gem 27,9 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with blue ocellata spots and brown mantle line. White callosus margins and base. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2007 $6.00

Cypraea boivinii f. cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Orange!  F+++ 27,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale orange color with lavender/mauve and white spots . White margins and base. Has few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2006 $6.00

Cypraea boivinii f. cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Sky/blue!  F++ 31,2 mm.  Extra large and very nice . Sky blue color with mauve/blue and white spots. Hyper callosus white margins and base. Has small slightly scratches, is not too glossy. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2007 $6.00

Cypraea carneola dwarf (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 24,4 mm. Very beautiful. Honey and beige color banded dorsum with bluish ring. Beige margins and base with yellowish dots and dark lavender aperture. Cebu 2007 $8.00

Cypraea carneola leviathan (Schilder 1937) Outstanding Dark!  F++ 66,8 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish/beige and deep reddish/brick color banded dorsum. Yellowish/beige margins and base with yellowish dots and dark lavender aperture. Has slightly irregularities (undulations) and few tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2006 $20.00

Cypraea carneola leviathan (Schilder 1937) Outstanding Extra large!  F++ 75,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color bands. Margins and base yellowish/cream color with deep lavender aperture. Has irregularities, sand grains, tinny spots, nicks on the anterior extremities and few slightly growth defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2006 $28.00 BID $28.00

Cypraea caurica hyper callosa (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F++ 39,6 mm. Very beautiful globulus. Pale yellowish color with grayish bands, brown marks and light brown dots. Hyper callosus cream margins and base with bluish soft spots. Has slightly irregularities, little scratches on the dorsum and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2007 $6.00

Cypraea cervinetta (Kiener 1843) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 65 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish//brown color with dark grayish bands, attractive clear bluish/white spots and bluish mantle line. Margins and base bluish/gray color with white spots, brick/brown basal blotch, blackish and brown teeth. Has a healed slightly growth line on the left side and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 20 feet in dead coral. Cocos Isl. Costa Rica 2005 $10.00 BID $10.00

Cypraea childreni (Gray 1825)  F++/F+++ 14 mm. Very nice. From rare locality. Yellowish color with pale yellow/orange cords. Has nicks on the anterior terminal. Tahiti 1974 $22.00

Cypraea chinensis (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Extra large!  F+++ 44 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive honey/beige marks. Callosus cream margins and base with lavender spots and reddish aperture. Has few micro defects and a nick. Cebu 2007 $6.00

Cypraea chinensis violacea (Rous 1905) Gorgeous!  Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with beige/brown pattern. Callosus yellowish/cream margins and base with deep lavender/lilac spots and pink/orange aperture. Shallow water. Nacala Bay, Mozambique 2004 $12.00

Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis Lorenz & Hubert 1993 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 27,9 mm. Very beautiful special color and globulus. Dark violet/cream and violet/beige color bands With thick grayish and brown dots. Callosus cream and pink color to the terminals margins and base with blackish, gray and bluish dots, pink terminals with black dots. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived night at 20 feet in dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $21.00

Cypraea contaminata (Sowerby 1832) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 9,9 mm. Very beautiful. Light mauve/cream color with orange/brown large blotch and few dots. Callosus white margins and base with blackish and brown spots. Olango Isl. Cebu 2006 $10.00

Cypraea cribraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!  F+++/Gem 30,6 mm. Large and very beautiful. Dark reddish//brown color with milky/white spots. Callosus white margins and base with pale bluish basal blotch. Palawan 2007 $10.00 BID $10.00

Cypraea cribraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra large!  F+++/Gem 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. Orange/brown color with milky/white large spots. Callosus white margins and base. Has few micro defects. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2007 $8.00

Cypraea cribraria rostrate (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!  F+++ 29,7 mm. Large and very beautiful, rostrate terminals and hyper callosus. Chocolate/brown color with milky/white spots.  Hyper callosus white margins and base with strong teeth. Has rusty scratches on the right side dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2007 $12.00

Cypraea cylindrica niger & rostrate (Born 1778) Outstanding!  Gem 34,6 mm. Large and very nice. Dorsum dark brown color, well rostrate cream/white margins, base and tails. From Dr. R. Pierson with the original data. Prony, New Caledonia 1972 $110.00

Cypraea depressa Gray 1824 Outstanding!  Gem 38,2 mm. Large and very beautiful, high glossy. Dark brown color with cream and bluish pattern, blue mantle line. Callosus blue and white color margins with black and brown spots. Base cream color with bluish spots, dark brown teeth. Samar 2007 $12.00

Cypraea eglantina (Duclos 1833) Extra large Greenish!  F++/F+++ 71,2 mm. Very nice. Greenish color, almost invisible pattern. Margins and base yellowish color with gray spots. Has few slightly irregularities and small defects and detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2000 $12.00

Cypraea eglantina (Duclos 1833) Exceptional Light Color!  F+++ 69 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive light orange/brown pattern. Margins and base grayish/cream color with bluish/gray spots. Has few small slightly defects and a nick dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2006 $14.00

Cypraea eglantina niger & rostrate (Duclos 1833) Outstanding!  F+++ 62,8 mm. Large and very nice. Dorsum 70% jet black with orange and white marks. Margins, base and canals little rostrate, cream/white and sky/blue color with bluish/gray spots. Has slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Prony Bay, New Caledonia 1974 $120.00

Cypraea erosa freak (Linne 1758) Outstanding Greenish/Orange! F++/F+++ 26,7 mm. Very beautiful, open mouth. Unusual greenish, yellowish and orange color with cream/white spots, right side spotless. Margins and base cream/white color with few beige dots. Has slightly irregularities and a sand grain dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $10.00

Cypraea erosa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Hyper callosus!  F+++/Gem 37,1 mm. Very beautiful, exceptional heavy gerontic. Pale greenish color with beige marks and white spots. Hyper callosus relief cream/white color margins and base with blue marks, beige dots and lines. Palawan 2007 $12.00

Cypraea erosa (Linne 1758) Outstanding Yellow/orange!  F++ 26,1 mm. Very beautiful. Unusual yellow/orange color with only few beige and cream/white spots and little rostrate terminals. Margins and base cream/white color with beige and mauve marks and dots. Has irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $10.00

Cypraea errones melanistic & rostrate (Linne 1758)  F+++/Gem 23,5 mm. Very nice. Slightly melanistic, dorsum greenish color with brown melanistic blotch and enough rostrate cream/white margin and base. Keppel Isl. Qld Australia 1976 $26.00

Cypraea esontropia cf. francescoi Lorenz 2002 Awesome!  F+++ 21,2 mm. Very beautiful. Very dark reddish/brown color with clear bluish/white spots. Callosus white margins with orange/brown spots, base white. Has a small irregularity on the left side dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Nacala Bay, North Mozambique 2004 $70.00

Cypraea globulus sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder 1938 Gorgeous Dark!  Gem 21,4 mm. The color on the image is not too correct. Large and very beautiful. Dar orange color with mauve spots. Orange margins and base with black spots and basal blotches, brown teeth, orange tails with black marks. Palawan 2007 $8.00

Cypraea gracilis macula melanistic (Angas 1867) Outstanding!  F+++ 17,6 mm. Very beautiful, enough melanistic and little rostrate. Bluish color with melanistic marks. Cream margins and base with  gray and brown spots, blackish tail canals. Has a slightly irregularity dose not detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 1974 $40.00

Cypraea guttata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Bohol form!  F+++ 57,1 mm. Very beautiful. Deep orange color with yellowish/white clear large and many small spots. Callosus white margins and base with blackish and brown transverse ribs, teeth and basal blotches. Has a very small bite defect and a little chipped rib on the labial margin dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2007  $90.00

Cypraea guttata (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Slightly bicallosa!  F+++ 51,7 mm. The Bohol form. Very beautiful. Deep orange color with milky/white and yellowish clear large and many small spots. Callosus white margins and base with blackish and brown transverse ribs, blackish teeth and basal blotches. Has two very small healed slightly growth marks on the dorsum near the terminals almost invisible. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006  $90.00

Cypraea guttata dwarf form bicallosa Raybaudi 1985 Awesome!  F+++/Gem 47,8 mm. Very beautiful Bohol form. Deep orange color with milky/white clear large and many small spots. Callosus white margins and base with brown transverse ribs, brown teeth, blackish/brown basal blotches. Has few slightly undulations. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2007 $120.00

Cypraea hirasei Roberts 1913 Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 47,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum rich cream color with attractive brown mark, beige pattern and bands. Cream/white margin and base with beige spots, pale mauve tale canals. Has slightly irregularities and a slightly malformation on the columellar side of the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2007 $220.00

Cypraea isabella (Linne 1758) Outstanding Grayish!  F+++/Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Grayish color with black axial stripes. Margins and base white color with bluish flashing and pale beige mark, brick/red terminals. Has a small healed defect on the teeth. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2007 $6.00

Cypraea jeaniana sherylae Raybaudi 1990 Gorgeous!  F+++ 66,3 mm. Very beautiful. Blue color with attractive blackish and orange/brown marks. Callosus blue, brown and orange/beige margins with orange/brick relief spots, base blackish/brown with orange/brick mark. Has a sand grain on the dorsum and few small healed bite marks on the margins dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 35-38 m. on sponge. Point Quobba North West Australia 2005 $240.00

Cypraea labrolineata deep water color f. (Gaskoin 1849) Superb!  Gem 19,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dark chocolate/brown color with clear milky/white spots and cream mantle line. White margins and base with blackish and brown spots. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004 $10.00

Cypraea leucodon (Broderip 1828) Outstanding Extra large!  F+++ 93,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dark honey color with bluish/gray clear spots. Callosus chocolate color margins with relief white spots, base beige color. Has a very small bite mark on the mantle line and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bogo, North Cebu 2007 $700.00

Cypraea lamarckii redimita (Melvill 1888) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 29,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with bluish/white spots and pale bluish mantle line. Callosus cream/white margins and base with brick/brown spots. Dived 15-20 m.  Between Bon Isl. & Phromthep Cape Phuket Isl. Andaman Sea 1998 $8.00

Cypraea lurida (Linne 1758) Superb!  F++/F+++ 34,8 mm. Small but very beautiful. Light honey color with cream bands. Callosus cream color margins and base, orange canals and terminals with black blotches. Has slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From fisherman. Greece 1978 $12.00

Cypraea lutea (Gmelin 1791) Exceptional Bluish!  F+++ 12,9 mm. Very nice exceptional color. Pale bluish color with beige spots, very pale bands almost invisible and yellow/orange terminals. Margins and base yellow/orange with blackish spots. Has a slightly irregularity on the side dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2006 $16.00

Cypraea lutea (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding Extra large!  F++/F+++ 19,2 mm. Very beautiful. Olive/beige color with reddish/brown spots, white bands and bright orange  terminals. Margins and base orange with black spots. Has few small slightly growth defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Olango Isl. Cebu 2007 $5.00

Cypraea lynx dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Hyper callosus!  F+++ 29,2 mm. Very beautiful, heavy gerontic. Blue and cream color with blackish and orange/brown spots. Hyper callosus white color margins and base with brown, blackish and beige spots, red teeth. Has a slightly irregularity and few sand grains dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Self collected under dead coral shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi 1998 $7.00

Cypraea lynx (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Exceptional!  F++/F+++ 57 mm. Extra large, very beautiful and unusual yellow margins and base. Pale orange/beige color background with blackish spots, blue and  brown dots. Unusual yellow color margins and base with brown, grayish and blackish spots, deep red teeth. Has few slightly irregularities and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Guindaepan Isl. Bohol 2007 $20.00

Cypraea cf. mappa alga (Perry 1811) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ 67,9 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive dark brown and beige pattern and marks. Margins and base cream color with lavender flashing, lavender/mauve and brown spots, mauve basal blotch, orange/red teeth, violet and mauve terminals. Has a slightly irregularity, few micro defects and a nick on the anterior labial extremity dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mitsio Islands North West of Madagascar 2007 $50.00

Cypraea mappa cf. contraria (Linne 1758) Outstanding Exceptional!  F++ 78,8 mm. Very nice. Globulus, dorsum without mappa pattern only the juvenile greenish/cream color with beige marks background like contraria, except little soft mappa pattern on the sides. Margins and base  pink color with orange/brown spots and marks, pale mauve terminals. Has sand grains, few micro defects, crack on the posterior labial terminal and the anterior terminals are  slightly eroded dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Philippines 2005 $70.00

Cypraea mappa dwarf gerontic (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Exceptional!  F+++ 60,1 mm. Very beautiful and very heavy. Dorsum pinkish/cream color background with attractive light orange/brown pattern and marks, some parts don't have pattern, unusual clear mantle line. Callosus deep pinkish//violet color margins and base with brown, bluish/gray and orange/beige spots, orange teeth and violet terminals. Has micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Leyte Isl. 2007 $40.00

Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder 1933 Gorgeous! F++/F+++ 63 mm. Very beautiful and globulus. Dorsum white and cream color background with attractive dark brown, orange/brown pattern and marks. Callosus cream color margins and base with blackish/brown, grayish and beige spots, red teeth and light mauve terminals. Has few slightly irregularities and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zanzibar 2007 $12.00

Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder 1933 Gorgeous Greenish overcast!  F++/F+++ 74,3 mm. Very beautiful and globulus. Dorsum light greenish color overcast  with attractive reddish/brown pattern. Cream and pale pink color margins and base with beige/brown spots, reddish/orange teeth, purple and mauve terminals. Has few slightly defects and few sand grains dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zanzibar 2007 $18.00

Cypraea mappa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Globulus!  F++/F+++ 89 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive orange/brown pattern and marks, clear cream mantle line and spots. Cream color margins and base with blue flashing, brown and beige spots, orange teeth. Has few slightly growth defects and a small chip on the anterior labial extremity dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2007 $15.00

Cypraea mappa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Overcast!  F+++ 76,5 mm. Very beautiful, high glossy and exceptional. Light greenish and mauve color overcast almost cover the dorsum pattern. Margins and base pink and purple color with soft beige spots. Has few micro defects, sand grains and very small tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Leyte Isl. 2007 $60.00

Cypraea mappa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Pinkish/Purplish!  F+++/Gem 85,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum orange/brown color pattern with attractive clear pinkish mantle line, marks and spots. Purplish color margins and base with brown spots and pale yellow/orange teeth, purple terminals. Has small tinny spots on the margins and the base dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Samar 2007 $50.00

Cypraea mappa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Pink/Violet!  F+++ 88,6 mm. Large and very beautiful. Dorsum orange/brown color pattern with attractive clear pink mantle line, marks and spots. Deep violet color margins and base with soft brown spots and purple terminals. Has a slightly irregularity on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty, the anterior terminals are slightly eroded. Bohol 2007 $50.00

Cypraea mappa cf. subsignata (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Brown/White!  F+++ 75,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Dorsum brown color pattern with attractive cream mantle line, marks and large spots, bluish flashing. White and pale bluish color margins and base with orange/brown spots, yellow/orange teeth and pale mauve terminals. The margins has unusual calluses to the terminals. Has few micro defects and few nicks on the anterior terminals dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2007 $25.00

Cypraea mappa viridis (Kenyon 1902) Outstanding Dark Brown!  F+++ 74,4 mm. Very beautiful, globulus exceptional dark color. Dorsum dark reddish/brown color pattern with attractive clear grayish/cream mantle line, marks and spots, bluish flashing. Callosus margins and base pale lavender and cream color with blue flashing, unusual large dark brown, orange/beige spots and marks, mauve basal blotch, yellow/orange teeth. Has few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2007 $25.00

Cypraea margarita (Dillwyn 1817) Outstanding Extra large!  Gem 17,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with soft beige dots. Balabac Isl. Palawan 2007 $16.00

Cypraea martini (Schepman 1907) Outstanding!  Gem 13,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum honey color with soft darker bands and brown dots. Callosus yellowish/cream margins and base with brown and black spots, brown teeth. Camotes Sea 2007 $12.00

Cypraea miliaris dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Hyper callosus!  Gem 24,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish/honey color with white spots and pale bluish mantle line. Hyper callosus white margins and base. Leyte Isl. 2006 $10.00

Cypraea moneta freak (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Humped!  F++/F+++ 20,3 mm. Very beautiful extreme freak, distorted and humped dorsum. Yellow and green color. Margins and base light yellow color, yellow terminals. Has slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $16.00

Cypraea moneta freak (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Open mouth!  F+++ 20 mm. Very beautiful extreme freak, extended thick labial margin. Yellow color with green Marks. Margins and base light yellow color, yellow terminals. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $14.00

Cypraea mauritiana dwarf (Linnaeus 1758) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 55,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum blackish/brown color with yellow and bluish/gray spots and marks. Callosus black margins and base with orange basal blotch. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006 $10.00

Cypraea nigropunctata Gray 1828 Outstanding!  F+++ 27,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color with grayish bands, darker gray marks and orange/beige pattern. Pinkish margins and base with blackish marks, orange flashing and teeth. Has few micro defects. Dived at 20 feet. Fernandina Isl. Galapagos 2002 $120.00

Cypraea nucleus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!  Gem 24 mm. Large and very beautiful. Pale bluish color, yellowish with orange ring nodules and orange/brick lines. Callosus yellowish color margins and base with orange/beige lines. Siasi, Sulu Sea 2006 $6.00

Cypraea nucleus freak (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 23,7 mm. Large and very beautiful, distorted base and aperture. Pale bluish color with yellowish nodules, orange/brick dots and lines. Callosus yellowish color margins and base with orange/beige lines. Siasi, Sulu Sea 2007 $18.00

Cypraea ocellata (Linnaeus 1758) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful. Brick/orange color with bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and white spots. Margins and base cream color with brown, pale mauve/beige spots and lines. Has few micro defects. Karachi 1998 $7.00

Cypraea ovum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Dark!  F+++/Gem 27,9 mm. Very beautiful, unusual margin color. Dorsum dark yellowish color with dark greenish bands and brown dots. Margins and base unusual prune and yellow/orange color with mauve terminals Has few micro defects. Zamboanga 2007 $8.00

Cypraea ovum dwarf ssp. nov. (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 18,3 mm. Newly discovered population according Dr. Felix Lorenz. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream and bluish color bands with brown blotch and beige dots. Callosus light cream color margins and base with light yellow teeth, yellowish terminals. Has a slightly irregularity near the columellar margin dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Self collected under stone and dead coral shallow water. Sapi Isl. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo 1997 $40.00

Cypraea pellisserpentis Lorenz 1999 Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 19,8 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color with attractive pale bluish spots. Callosus white margins and base with blackish and brown spots. Madagascar 2005 $60.00 BID $60.00

Cypraea poraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!  Gem 18,1 mm. Large and very beautiful clear pattern. Beige/gray color background with cream and mauve ocellata clear spots. Callosus deep lilac margins and base, white teeth and aperture. Samar 2007 $8.00

Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous!  F+++ 28,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and cream color with grayish bands, orange/beige and brown marks. Deep orange color margins and base. Has few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From fisherman. Greece 1978 $12.00

Cypraea pyrum freak (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Giant!  F++ 44,6 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Has deposed a material like cement on the anterior terminal and little on the dorsum. Yellowish and cream color with dark grayish bands, orange/beige and brown marks. Orange color margins and base. Has few irregularities, micro defects, and few tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From fisherman. Greece 1978 $24.00

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Mauve ring!  F++/F+++ 38,5 mm. Very beautiful and unusual with light mauve ring. Yellowish and cream color with orange/beige and brown marks, columellar side of the dorsum almost don't have pattern. Orange color margins and base with strong cream teeth. Has few slightly irregularities, few micro defects and few tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From fisherman. Greece 1978 $16.00

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Yellow margin!  F++/F+++ 36,6 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish and cream color with grayish bands, yellowish/beige and brown marks, columellar side of the dorsum almost don't have pattern. Unusual pale yellow and orange color margins and base. Has two slightly growth lines near the labial margin and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From fisherman. Greece 1978 $40.00

Cypraea robertsi (Hidalgo 1906) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 27,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale greenish color with dark brown marks and dots. Callosus peach, grayish, cream/white color margins and base with blackish/gray spots. has a sand grain Dived at 10-20 feet. Cocos Isl. Costa Rica 2006 $7.00

Cypraea saulae (Gaskoin 1843) Gorgeous!  F+++ 25,9 mm. Large and very beautiful. Pale bluish color with very attractive orange/brown blotches and dots. Callosus milky/white margins and base with black and brown spots, yellow/orange teeth and terminals. Has few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Davao 2007 $10.00

Cypraea staphylaea (Linnaeus 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue!  Gem 18 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with attractive cream/white spots and strong nodules, orange/brown terminals. Callosus white margins and base with orange lines and teeth. Masbate Isl. 2007 $5.00

Cypraea stercoraria (Linne 1758) Outstanding Black Blotched!  F+/F++ 71,6 mm. Very nice. Dorsum light greenish color with brown marks and large black blotch on the frond of the dorsum with a small healed barnacle. Callosus cream/beige margins and base with orange/brick and blue marks. Has sand grains, tinny spots, small scratches few slightly growth lines and few small defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Reasonable quality for this species. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978 $24.00

Cypraea stercoraria dwarf (Linne 1758) Outstanding Humped!  F++ 50,7 mm. Very beautiful and shiny.
Dorsum grayish color with orange/brown marks and spots. Callosus brown/beige margins and base with chocolate marks. Has tinny and small white spots, few micro defects and few nicks dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Under rocks at 4 m. Gabon 2004 $16.00

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue Elongate!  Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful. Blue color with attractive dark brown blotches and dots. Callosus cream/white margins and base with brick marks and relief /spots. Has a slightly irregularity and few tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $8.00

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Gerontic!  F+++/Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Globulus blue color with attractive large brown blotches and dots. Hyper callosus cream margins and base with orange/brick nodulose spots and marks. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $18.00

Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue Globulus!  F+++/Gem 25,7 mm. Very beautiful. Sky blue color with attractive chocolate/brown blotches and dots. Hyper callosus cream and white margins and base with orange/brick marks and spots. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $10.00

Cypraea stolida rufodentata Biraghi 1976 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 27,7 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Blue color with attractive large brown blotches, orange/brown dots. Callosus yellowish and cream margins and base with orange/brick marks, spots and rich orange/brick basal lines. Philippines 2007 $20.00

Cypraea talpa freak & rostrate (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F++ 55,9 mm. Very beautiful. Granulated dorsum with yellowish and grayish/beige color bands and cream dots. Rostrate jet black margins and base. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2004 $14.00

Cypraea teres (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Hyper callosus!  F+++/Gem 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background with attractive dark brown blotch, orange/brown marks and dots Hyper callosus cream/white margins and base with bluish/gray and blackish large spots. Has a nick on the anterior columellar terminal. Cebu 2007 $6.00

Cypraea testudinaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Bluish/Black!  F+++ 84,4 mm. Very beautiful special color and glossy. Bluish, black, brown and beige color with white dots and fine transverse lines. Peach/beige color margins and base with white dots, brick, blackish, bluish and brown spots. Has few micro defects and a nick on the anterior columellar extremity dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $14.00

Cypraea testudinaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Exceptional!  F+++/Gem 84,4 mm. Very beautiful, exceptional coloration and glossy. Dorsum bluish/mauve and cream color with brown marks and spots, white dots. Exceptional cream color margins and base with white dots, orange/beige and brown spots. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $120.00

Cypraea testudinaria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra large!  F+++/Gem 127,3 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Blackish, brown and beige color with white dots. Grayish and peach color margins and base with white dots, beige and brown spots. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $34.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue/Black!  F++ 85 mm. Very beautiful, heavy gerontic, globulus and exceptional. Blue and white color background with attractive melanistic black blotch on the center of the dorsum, blackish and brown spots, brick flashing. Callosus white margins and base with blue flashing, black and orange/brick spots and marks. Has a very small bite, very small sand grains, few tinny spots and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $40.00

Cypraea tigris (Linnaeus 1758) Gorgeous Bluish/mauve!  F+++ 77,7 mm. Very beautiful special color. Bluish/mauve color background with orange mantle line and blackish spots. Sky/blue and  white margins and base with blackish and brown spots. Has micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $15.00

Cypraea tigris cf. contraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!  F++/F+++ 82,7 mm. Very beautiful and interesting. Dorsum blue and cream color juvenile background like contraria with spiral chocolate/brown spots. White margins and base with blackish/brown and reddish/brown spots, blue flashing. Has few healed slightly growth defects and irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2004 $40.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Exceptional Black blotches!  F+++ 67,4 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish and brick color background with black spots. White margins and base  with exceptional black blotches on columellar side, brown, brick spots and blue flashing. Has a defect on the base dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $40.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Yellow!  F+++ 99,3 mm. Very beautiful special color, inflated and large for this area. Yellow color background with attractive black spots, blue and brick flashing. White margins and base with blue flashing, black and beige spots. Has few small sand grains and few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2004 $20.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra large Yellow/Blue!  F+++ 102,5 mm. Very beautiful special color, inflated, heavy and extra large for this area. Light yellow and blue color background to the side with attractive thick black spots and marks, orange/brown mantle line, brick flashing. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, yellowish/beige, brown and pale gray spots. Has micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2007 $30.00

Cypraea tigris dwarf (Linne 1758) Exceptional relief marginal spots!  F+++/Gem 51 mm. Very beautiful, labial side has unusual glossy nodules and relief marginal spots. Peach color background with yellowish mantle line, black spots. White margins and base with blue flashing, brown, brick and black relief spots. Has few micro defects. Palawan 2007 $20.00

Cypraea tigris freak (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Sky/blue!  F++ 96,6 mm. Large and very beautiful, freak posterior shape and heavy. Sky/blue and cream/white color background with yellow/orange mantle line and blackish spots. Callosus white margins and base with blue flashing, black, brown and grayish/beige spots. Has many very small scratches like tinny spots or sand grains almost invisible without magnification and few small slightly growth defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $16.00

Cypraea tigris freak (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow/Blue!  F++/F+++ 80,2 mm. Very beautiful freak flat with teethless labial lip, exceptional blue base color. Yellow color background with attractive yellow mantle line, blackish spots, blue and orange/beige flashing. Unusual blue and white margins and base with blackish and brick/brown spots. Has slightly irregularities and the freak heavy growth line dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2006 $20.00

Cypraea tigris gerontic (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellowish/Blue!  F++/F+++ 70,7 mm. Very beautiful and very heavy. Yellowish and blue color background to the side with attractive thick black and brown spots and marks. Callosus white margins and base with blue flashing, blackish, beige and brick/brown spots. Has slightly irregularities and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $15.00

Cypraea tigris niger (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Black/Orange!  F++ 77,1 mm. Very beautiful. Part of the dorsum jet black and part deep orange and yellowish color background with attractive black spots. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, brick, grayish and brown spots and marks. Has two healed damages on the dorsum, tinny spots and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2006 $80.00

Cypraea tigris melanistic (Linne 1758) Awesome!  F++/F+++ 88,3 mm. Very beautiful, high glossy and exceptional. Dorsum 60% jet black with orange, blue and yellowish flashing. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, brown spots and marks. Has few slightly irregularities and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu 2004 $40.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Light Yellow!  F+++ 94 mm. Very beautiful special color. Light yellow color background with attractive yellowish and brick mantle line, black spots, blue and brick/brown flashing. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, beige and brick spots. Has micro defects. Phuket Isl. Thailand 2000 $18.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Orange/Black!  F++ 86,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and yellowish color background with black marks and spots. Callosus cream/white margins and base with blue flashing, blackish, brown, brick and orange/beige spots and marks. Has few irregularities and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2007 $16.00

Cypraea tigris (Linnaeus 1758) Gorgeous Prune/Grayish!  F+++ 77,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Prune and grayish color background with orange/yellow mantle line and blackish spots. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, brown and orange/beige spots and marks. Has micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007 $15.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Outstanding White!  F++ 85,7 mm. Very beautiful, heavy gerontic, globulus and exceptional. Milky/white color with sparsely small blackish and brick spots. Callosus white margins and base with blue flashing, blackish, brown and orange/brick spots and marks. Has few slightly irregularities, few very small bites, small sand grains and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2007 $20.00

Cypraea tigris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Yellow!  F++ 83,5 mm. Very beautiful rare color. Rich yellow color background with attractive brick mantle line, small black spots and bluish flashing. Light yellow margins and cream/white base with blue flashing, black and brown spots and yellow mark. Has few micro defects, a small scratch on the columellar margin near the posterior terminal and a slightly scratch line over the posterior terminal dose not detract from it's overall beauty and part of the labial anterior extremity is damaged. Zamboanga 2007 $220.00

Cypraea tigris melanistic (Linne 1758) Awesome Black/Blue!  F+++ 73,3 mm. Very beautiful, high glossy and exceptional. Left side of the dorsum till the yellowish mantle line jet black with orange flashing and then blue color background with black spots. White margins and base with blue flashing, black, brown and orange/beige spots.
Has micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bohol 2007 $60.00

Cypraea turdus winckworthi Schilder & Schilder 1938 Outstanding!  F+++ 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish color with attractive beige and chocolate/brown spots. Callosus white color margins and base with beige with grayish spots. Has few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty, slightly dull columellar margin. Karachi 1998 $8.00

Cypraea ursellus (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 14,6 mm. Large and very beautiful. Note the fused anterior columellar teeth. Blue and cream color with dark brown blotch and orange/brown dots. Callosus white margins and base with brown spots. Samar Isl. 2006 $20.00

Cypraea venusta sorrentensis Schilder 1963 Gorgeous Dark!  F++/F+++ 58,2 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum yellowish/orange and black color marks. Margins bluish, cream and dark gray color to the terminals with light brown spots and marks. Base yellowish/cream and milky/white with pale bluish mark. Has few slightly irregularities, groups of small sand grains and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 15-20 m. on gray encrusted sponges in cave. Off Rottnest Isl. Perth, Western Australia 2002 $44.00

Cypraea vitellus freak (Linnaeus 1758) Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 59,6 mm. Very beautiful freak, extended tip and without posterior canal. Dorsum honey color white spots. Margins cream/beige color with soft white spots, base cream/white color. Has few slightly irregularities, few micro defects and a nick on the anterior columellar terminal dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2006 $14.00

Cypraea vitellus (Linne 1758) Exceptional Ice/blue!  F++ 45,1 mm. Very nice. Dorsum unusual ice/blue color white spots and pale orange flashing. Margins cream/beige color with white spots, base cream color. Has slightly growth defects, sand grains, tinny spots and nicks on the terminals dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004 $14.00

Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder 1927 Outstanding!  F++/F+++ 22,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale greenish color with brown marks and orange/brown dots. Callosus cream/white color margins and base with grayish spots. Has slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty South Java 1997 $16.00

Cypraea walkeri Sowerby 1832 Outstanding!  Gem 20,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color with pal grayish band, chocolate marks and yellowish/beige dots. Margins and base yellow color with blackish and lavender spots, lavender teeth and yellowish with black marks terminals. Balabac Isl. Palawan 2007 $10.00

Cypraea zebra (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F++ 58,5 mm. Very beautiful. Chocolate/brown color with darker bands attractive white spots. Orange/beige color margins and base with white and brown with cream/white over line ocellata spots, blackish/brown and orange/brown teeth. Has few slightly irregularities, micro defects, a chip and a nick on the anterior extremities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Night diving at 20 feet in dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $10.00

Cypraea zebra (Linne 1758) Outstanding Extra large!  F++/F+++ 83,3 mm. Very beautiful. Chocolate/brown and yellowish/brown color with dark brown bands attractive bluish/white spots. Deep orange/beige color margins and base with white and brown with cream/white over line ocellata spots, blackish/brown and orange/brown teeth. Has tinny spots, few small slightly defects and micro dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Night diving at 20 feet in dead coral. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2007 $30.00

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Exceptional Two pattern!  F+++/Gem 15,8 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional, half dorsum has normal ziczac pattern and the other half has unusual pattern. Yellowish color with unusual attractive white and beige pattern, grayish/brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base yellow and orange color with black spots. Philippines 2006 $30.00 BID $30.00 BID $33.00

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Unusual Yellowish!  F+++/Gem 15,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with unusual attractive white and beige pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base yellow/orange color with black spots. Philippines 2006 $5.00

Cypraea zonaria f. gambiensis freak (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F++ 33,9 mm. Large and very nice with interesting nodules from healed sand grains. Pale bluish color with grayish bands and orange/brown dots, pale yellowish aperture. Cream and sky/blue color margins and base with pale grayish spots. Unless the healed sand grains has few slightly defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Senegal 1978 $14.00

 

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