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....23105...(2)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....31 to 34 mm. F++ to Gem. White nearly toothless base & lovely brown speckled dorsum...Mauritania...$20 (2 available)
....30553...(2)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....38 to 41 mm. F+++. With dorsums well mottled in cinnamon brown on creamy tan...Senegal..SPECIAL!!..$18 firm (2 available)
....36577...(1)...Cypraea alfredensis alfredensis Shaw, 1909....22.5 mm. Gem. Spectacular fresh specimen, with lines of fine brown speckles across a blue-gray dorsum...South Africa...$90
....36578...(1)...Cypraea alfredensis alfredensis Shaw, 1909....22.8 mm. F++. Odd example has gray dorsum without speckles or brown blotch...South Africa...$95
....36579...(1)...Cypraea alfredensis alfredensis Shaw, 1909....21 mm. Gem-. This one has well developed lip & a big, brown blotch on the blue-gray dorsum...South Africa...$125
....36580...(1)...Cypraea algoensis algoensis Grey, 1825....27 mm. Gem-. Large, well inflated & heavily spotted & speckled prime specimen...South Africa...$50 (1 available)
....36581...(2)...Cypraea algoensis algoensis Grey, 1825....24 - 25 mm. Gem-. Good sized examples, fully adult yet with reduced dorsal mottling...South Africa...$45
....36582...(2)...Cypraea algoensis algoensis Grey, 1825....22 - 23 mm. F++. Nicely inflated, well callused & nicely speckled specimens...South Africa...$40
....36583...(1pr)....Cypraea algoensis algoensis Grey, 1825....21 & 22 mm. Gem. Lovely light & dark pair, showing variability of dorsal spot density...South Africa...$75/pair (1 pair available)
SOLD...Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909....31 mm. F+ high. Mexico. retained for photo
....37480...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....28 mm. F+. Freak callus on the anterior end gives a "fishtail" effect...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....7746...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...19 mm. Gem. FREAK! Not really sure how to describe this one: Lorenz reportedly called it a form of melanism, but it is not dark. It has a creamy overcasting, with a light orange stripe down the center, and no ring. DEFINITELY different...Australia...$19 (1 available)
....20628...(3sets)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...18 to 25 mm. F++ to Gem. 4 piece sets show a variety of features (size, banding, ring strength & colour)...Transkei...$6/set (3 sets available)
....20629...(6)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....21 to 25 mm. F++ to Gem. Singles of this heavy based East African form...Transkei...$2 (6 available)
....36271...(1set)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....17 to 18 mm. F++. Odd & unusual trio of injury freaks, one so deformed it looks like Columbellidae!...Philippines....$15/set (1 set available)
....19912...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....11.5 mm. F++. Doll-sized ring!!..Zanzibar...$12 (1 available)
....19972A...(1pr)...Cypraea annulus (dorsum) Linne, 1758 (ventrum)....25 & 26 mm. F++. SUPERFREAK pair! One is the famous "fish-tailed" annulus, while the other is a good variation of it, with thicker callous....Zanzibar...$45/pair (1 pair available)
....32551...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....22 mm. F++. Unusual colour form, with orange ringed pinkish tan dorsum...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32552...(5)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 to 24 mm. F++. Albino specimens, creamy white with blue-white dorsum...Philippines...$10 (5 available)
....27728...(10)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...13 to 25 mm. F++. More different freaks than an old-time circus side-show tent! Hunchbacks, fat ladies & dwarves, Oh my!...Philippines...$20 ea. or set sets of 3 for $50 (10 available)
....29341...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....14 mm. F++. Fascinating freakish dwarf, in pastel orange pink, & with dorsum humped relatively higher than mauritiana...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....27508...(1pr)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 & 22 mm. F++. NICE pair of interesting Bluish-white albinistic beasties without the gold ring... one quite blue the other much creamier..New Caledonia...$25/pair (1 pair available)
....2956...(6)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....23-25 mm. F++. Mild-mannered freaks, for mild money - Rostratism on a budget!!...Zanzibar...$7 (6 available)
....18548...(1pr)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 to 24 mm. F++/G. One normal (with blueish dorsum) the other "albino" with orange ring on a cream coloured back...Sri Lanka...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....19943...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....11.8 mm. F++. Smaller than your average ring-cowrie......Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....33392...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....16.5 mm. F++. Rostrate dwarf specimen with beaked ends...Tanzania...$40 (1 available)
....34775...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....22 mm. F+. Highly unusual all creamy yellow colour form. ID by supplier...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33391...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....17.5 mm. F+. Highly rostrate dwarfish little freak specimen with tips so stretched they are beaked...Tanzania...$75 (1 available)
....27727...(3)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....14 to 19 mm. F+ high. Distinctly ROSTRATE dwarfs!...Philippines...$35 (3 available)
....32821...(1pr)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....19, 21 mm. Odd pair of injury freak forms. One oddly humped, the other with apex & shape similar to Cryptospira in Marginellidae...Philippines...$12/pair (1 pair available)
....30728...(1)...Cypraea annulus freak....22.5 mm. F+. With monstrous lateral bulge...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....29340...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....19 mm. F+. Bizarre & unique freak, without posterior canal & with exposed apex, giving it a strong similarity to some Marginellidae...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....20215...(2)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....14 mm. F+. Interesting juveniles (ID by mantle) shows shell before development of teeth & dorsal ring...Indonesia...$3 for both (2 available)
....30726...(1set)...Cypraea annulus/moneta freaks....14 to 22 mm. F/F+. 5 piece set-more freaks than the Addams family! Interesting assortment of developmental freak forms...Philippines...$22/set (1 set available)
....36529...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....88.6 mm. F++. Huge specimen, larger than any listed, heavy & darker than average, with tan base & brown banding under the typical reticulate pattern...Tanzania...$29 (1 available)
....36763...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....66 mm. F++. Great, big typically patterned example with heavy & swollen black spotted base...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....24442...(1)...Cypraea cf arabica Linne, 1758....56 mm. F+++. Interesting pattern freak, with a different design on either side of the sulcus...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....36530...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....81 mm. Gem. Large, spectacular apparently flawless example in standard pattern & colouration...Tanzania...$22
....30991...(2)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....59 to 61 mm. F+++. Dark, fully developed specimens...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....29572...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....55 mm. F+++. Large, with great pattern & mature, heavy base...Djibouti...$4 (1 available)
....28732...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....42 mm. F++. Fascinating melanistic dwarf specimen, not severely involved with the forces of darkness, but well on its way!...Solomon Islands...$23 (1 available)
....32553...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....36 mm. F++. Odd little specimen, dwarfish & with hints of melanism...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30307...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Great specimen of the typical form...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....28081...(4)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....45 to 52 mm. F++. Good, very dark examples...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....32613...(3)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....48 to 50 mm. F++. Unusually globose specimens from Palawan, with heavy, callus base & margins & big, blurred marginal spots...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....32615...(3)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....41 to 45 mm. F++. Hey, Doc, don't Sneeze(y) at these nice dwarf specimens. That's all 7, folks!...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....25836...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Good sized example with solid, callused base...Tanzania...$4 (1 available)
....24600...(2)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....41 to 43 mm. F++. Strange little freaks, with bent or twisted appertures...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....4786...(1)...Cypraea arabica L, 1758....55 mm. F++ solid. FREAK! - of the Squashed variety...Zanzibar...$10 (1 available)
....22192...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linneus, 1758....55 mm. F++. Freak! Nicely twisted: a good, solid freak...India..$25 (1 available)
....22887...(1)...Cypraea cf arabica Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. NICE Freak! At least 30 degree twist to posterior end. Talk about leftist leanings! Also, has an unusually "open" pattern, similar to scurra...India...$17 (1 available)
....22957...(2)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....30 mm. F++. Cute fully formed adult dwarves...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....32614...(1pr)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....55 mm. F+, F++. Wonderfully extreme light & dark pair, one heavily marked & spotted in darkest brown, the other patterned in cinnamon red...Philippines...$7/pair (1 pair available)
....32617...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....42 mm. F+. STRANGELY melanistic, with chestnut brown dorsum & thick marginal callus so black it almost looks painted on...Philippines...$16 (1 available)
....32618...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....43 mm. F+. Odd injury freak with corrugated & faintly banded dorsum...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31999...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....44 mm. F+. Freak with skewed apperture & dorsal pattern disturbances...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....22191...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linneus, 1758....41 mm. F+ high. ULTRAFREAK!!!!!! This is one of the strangest cowrie specimens I've ever seen: it almost appears to be tied in a knot!!...India...$200 (negotiable) (1 available)
....7011...(1)...Cypraea arabica asiatica Schilder & Schilder, 1939....29.5 mm. F++. SKINNY! Very thin chap - quite unusual if I do say so myself!...Indonesia...$8 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea arabica asiatica fm gibba Coen, 1949....57 mm. F++. Burma. ...retained for photo
....30306...(1)...Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939....73 mm. F+++. Solid, heavy & dark based virtually immaculate example...Madagascar...$27 (1 available)
....30306A...(1)...Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939....82 mm. F+++. Huge, super dark (semi-melanistic?) monster with oddly canted sulcus line. One of a kind...Madagascar...$50 firm! (1 available)
....22183...(1)...Cypraea arabica cf immanus Linne, 1758....67 mm. F++. Interesting, dark, fresh specimen with well caloused base...Transkei, South Africa...$15 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819....33 mm. West Panama. retained for photo
....31198...(5)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819....26 to 28 mm. F+++. Beautifully brown speckled backs & creamy bases...Peru...$4 (5 available)
....32094...(6prs)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811....24 to 26 mm. F++. Lovely little fully adult specimens. with pale, broad bases & dark mottled dorsums (dorsi?)...Panama...$5/pair (6 pairs available)
SOLD....Cypraea argus L, 1758....65 & 67 mm F+++. Philippines. retained for photo
....20337...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....71 mm. F+. Mildly melanistic, with brown bands overlayed on the dorsum. Fully adult...Philippines...$16 (1 available)
....5905....(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....61 mm. F+ . ULTRA-TWISTED freak - from an injury that obviously nearly killed the critter: a real survivor!!...Indonesia..$10 (1 available)
NEW....37652...(1)...Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811....89 mm. F++. Great, BIG example with lots of "rings" & the underlying brown bands from which it gets the form name...Tanzania...$40
NEW....37653...(1pr)....Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811....79 & 83 mm. F++. Interesting pattern pair, both nice & large but with different ring pattern density & slightly different shapes...Tanzania...$45/pair
....36575...(1)...Cypraea armeniaca Verco, 1912....105 mm. F++. Spectacular super-sized specimen of this beautiful pastel orange suffused & tan flecked rarity...Australia...$350 firm
....36574...(1)...Cypraea armeniaca fm. westralica Raybaudi, 1980....92 mm. F++. Big example of this more boldly patterned form. Has a few fine wrinkles on the dorsum (these are NOT scars)...Australia...$225 (1 available)
....36594...(1)...Cypraea armeniaca westralica Raybaudi, 1980....82 mm. F++. Great specimen of this form, darker & more boldly spotted & patterned than the nominate species...Australia...$255 (1 available)
....37154...(1)...Cypraea asellus Linne, 1758....22.3 mm. Gem. Oversized specimen of this black banded cowrie...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
Cypraea aurantium Gmelin is a tricky species to get high quality specimens of. Many of these are exemplary!!
NEW....37630...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....98.5 mm. F++. Jumbo specimen with massive, well developed & lightly "bronzed" basal callus...Philippines...$175
....37401...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....103 mm. Gem-. Huge, glorious, fully adult example without scars. One 3 mm. flaw in the outermost nacre layer is the only fault I could find!...Philippines...$180 (1 available)
....37402...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....89 mm. F++. Heavy & solidly mature, if not large specimen with well callused base...Philippines...$95 (1 available)
....37403...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....86 mm. F+. Bargain example. Advanced adolescent with all teeth but lacking much of the basal callus...Philippines...$85 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....97 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....36490...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....92.5 mm. F+high. Beautiful, fresh, dark orange specimen with fully developed base & perfect tips, just one growth line on the labral side...Philippines...$135
....37122...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....97 mm. F++. Nice, fat, orange, fully developed specimen with good thick basal callus...Philippines...$145 (1 available)
....37124...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....96 mm. F+. Highly unusual intense purple colour on the basal callus, but a few small blemishes on the dorsum...Philippines...$155 (1 available)
....37123...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....95 mm. F++. Beautiful big example, dark & with good basal callus...Philippines...$140 (1 available)
....37125...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....93.5 mm. F+. Interesting example with intense purple basal callus. Dorsum has a cleanly healed injury...Philippines...$125 (1 available)
....31152...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....91 mm. F++ solid. Rich orange, fully mature & practically perfect example. Slight spalling of posterior callus in no way detracts (heck, it took me a couple of minutes to even find it!)...Philippines...$145 (2 available)
....36491...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90 mm. F+. Pretty bargain specimen, very slightly sub-adult, with all teeth, but lacking full adult callus formation on the base & ends...Philippines...$85
....37081...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....88 mm. F++. Superb, fresh dark colour & heavy, well callused base...Philippines...$95 (1 available)
....30129...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....88 mm. F++. Solid & heavy, with rich orange colour. Nice dark specimen of this perennial favorite...Philippines...$125 (1 available)
....37126...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90 mm. F++. Lovely, totally typical specimen with creamy coloured callus...Philippines...$90 (1 available)
....37127...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90 mm. F++. Odd lilac purple tinted basal callus on this great example...Philippines...$95 (1 available)
....33419...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90 mm. F++. Fat, fresh, fully adult examples...Philippines...$140 (1 available)
NOTE: The sight of so many nice aurantium all in a row is almost enough to make one's head spin!!
....37128...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....84.5 mm. F++. Great, solidly mature specimen with typically pale & heavy base...Philippines...$85 (1 available)
....28616...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....84, 85 mm. F++ nicely. With nice, clean dorsums & well developed teeth & base...Philippines...$120 (1 available)
....31375...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....98 mm. F++. Fresh, large & solidly mature specimens...Philippines...$160 (1 available)
....31377...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....94 mm. F++. Fresh & fat, with one small dorsal pit...Philippines...$145 (1 available)
....29339...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....92, 93 mm. F++-. Glorious, fat, fully adult specimens of this Cyp collector's favorite...Philippines...$150 (1 available)
....31016A...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....101.5 mm. F+ High. Delightful, size-large specimen...Philippines...$150 (2 available)
....31372...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....101 mm. F+ high. Nice & big, with only one little blemish that is more than offset by the price!!...Philippines...$105 (1 available)
....31373...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....100 mm. F+ high. Large & lovely, with just a few wrinkles on the anterior dorsum...Philippines...$95 (1 available)
....31691...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....87 mm. F+ high. Interesting injury freak of this collectors' favorite, flattened on the dorsum like an under-risen loaf of bread...Philippines...$100 (1 available)
....30434...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....88 mm. F+ high. Displays striped pattern (faint but distinct) - like an overgrown carneola. Fresh, dark orange dorsum & teeth, with creamy tan base...Philippines...$70 (1 available)
....31017...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....96 to 99 mm. F+ high. Good, solid, fully developed & freshly coloured specimens at a special price...Philippines...$50 firm: worth the ticket for certain!! (1 available)
....31153...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....87 mm. F+. Lovely specimen at a reduced price due to a very slight lateral discolouration or fading: a real McDeal!!...Philippines...$60 (1 available)
....37129...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....82.5 mm. F+. Fresh dark orange but with slightly under-developed base callus...Philippines...$80 (1 available)
....37130...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....82 mm. F++. Nice deep orange with an unusual lilac tinted base...Philippines...$85 (1 available)
....37131...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....78.5 mm. F++. Super quality if slightly smaller specimen, deep, solid orange with fully formed base...Philippines...$85 (1 available)
....36754...(1)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....15 mm. Gem. Large-as-any-listed example of this tiny species with lovely if little dorsal spot pattern. This shell would be famous if it were larger!...Philippines...$34 (1 available)
....36613...(1)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....14 mm. F++. Big for this small species, with dark brown basal teeth...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....37121...(1)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....11 mm. F++. Good example with strong dorsal spotting...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....27511...(1)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....11 mm. Gem....Okinawa...$12 (1 available)
....36736...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 mm. F++. Big for the species, dorsum smooth with a dark spot & pustulose around the edges...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....36757...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....20.5 mm. Gem. Big for this small species, globose & finely pustulose...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37155...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....18.5 mm. F++. Wonderfully rostrate tips on this fine, pastel orange, pustulose item...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27510...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....16 mm. Gem. Would French cafe waiters' writings be bistro notation?... New Caledonia...$3 (1 available)
....30988...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 to 22 mm. F++. Large, fat amber coloured globes with brown specks & spots...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....35211...(2)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....20 mm. F++. Large for the species, with tips intact......Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....30988...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 to 22 mm. F++. Large, fat amber coloured globes with brown specks & spots...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....29846...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....18 to 21 mm. F++. Rich orange-tan with brown spots & specks. Fat beauties...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....33836...(1pr)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 & 22 mm. F++. Pair of big examples, one yellowish with brown markings, the other a solid orange...Philippines...$9/pair (1 pair available)
....26786...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1938....15 to 18 mm. F++. Not mediocre at all!! Straw coloured body with tan spots & lightly pustulose sides...Solomon Islands...$9 (3 available)
....28188...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....16 mm. F++. Unusually light tan colour phase...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....18567...(2)...Cypraea bistronotata mediocris Sch. & Sch., 1938....17 to 18 mm. F++/G. Definitely not mediocre!! Good size for form. Pastel orange with brown spots & specks...Solomon Islands...$4 (2 available)
....19544...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata mediocris Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 15 mm. F++. Pastel orange with a few brown dorsal specks but no basal spots...Solomon Islands...$3 (1 available)
....36755...(1set)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1841....25 to 29 mm. F++ to Gem. 3 piece colour variation set, one fairly normal gray spotted, one with a nice pink background & one with a background of greenish yellow...Philippines...$7/set (1 set available)
....30990...(7)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....23 to 29 mm. F+++/Gem. Good examples with strong basal callus, some with brown sulcus line...Philippines...$3 (7 available)
....34090...(1set)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....24 to 28 mm. F+++. Cow now, not so brown cowrei....8 piece set shows the subtle range of colours & patterns of this species...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
....34089...(1)....Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....30 mm. F++. Large example : this one puts the "cow" back into "cowrie", with heavily brown spotted dorsum...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31083...(2)...Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843....27 mm. F++. Fairly large for the species...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....32583...(1)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....32 mm. F++. Huge example of this pretty but common species...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....27587...(1)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....21 mm. F++. Highly unusual pink tinted dorsum...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....26450...(2)...Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843....27 mm. F++. Fully mature, with heavy, white basal callous...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....36269...(1pr)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1841....28 & 30 mm. F++. Interesting extreme contrast pair, one darker-than-average greenish blue, the other nearly white...Philippines....$11/pair (1 pair available)
....33835...(1set)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....27 to 30 mm. F++. Mooooove over.....Good, big, 4 piece set showing variability of spot density & sulcus line strength...Philippines...$9/set (1 set available)
....34088...(1)....Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....32.8 mm. F+ solid. No bull - this is a giant example of this common cowrie, about as big as they get...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....6328...(1pr)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....33 & 35 mm. F++ solid. HIGH-IMPACT pair....One has a crooked, ultra-clear sulcus, while the other is domineeringly "classic": great display...Zanzibar...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....31997...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....25 mm. F++. Bizarre injury freak has dent in one margin & gap in pattern...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....31998...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20 mm. F++. Freaky dwarf specimen with dorsal hump a la miniature mauritiana...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....35519...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20 mm. F++. Cute little dwarf snake-head ...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31781...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....31 mm. F++. Oddly twisted freak with offset posterior canal possibly due to injury...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....23074...(5sets)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....28 - 34 mm. F++. HIGH contrast sets of 5: represents the species well!!...Indonesia....$9/set (5 sets available)
....7720...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....35 mm. F++. Quite odd, blurred-out pattern on one side: definitely of interest!...Vietnam...$10 (1 available)
....5937...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. FREAK! Has a genuine "fold" in its base (a crease in its bottom?? shades of Plumbers' Butt!)...Indonesia...$10 (1 available)
....32620...(3)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....26 to 27 mm. F++. Neat darker than average specimens due to lack of th e usual large white dorsal spots...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....32621...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Interesting injury freak, with twisted lip, "squashed" appearance & dorsal ridges...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32586...(1pr)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20 & 34 mm. F++. Neat Mutt & Jeff pair, one dimunitive & one jumbo specimen...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....32555...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....37 mm. F++. Huge, heavy, wide based specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....29573....(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....30 mm. F++. With odd, degenerate dorsal pattern & shape closer to the Hawaiian caputophidii form...Djibouti...$5 (1 available)
....22772...(1set)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....32 to 35 mm. F++. 3 piece set, dark & heavy bases & a variety of spot patterns...Philippines...$5/set (1 set available)
....17416...(1set)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....30 - 32 mm. F++. Nice little 3 piece set shows various spot patterns..Philippines...$5/set ( 1 set available)
....29215...(7)...Cypraea caputserpentis caputophidi Schilder, 1927....22 to 25 mm. F++. Cute little guys with different shape & spot pattern than the nominate form...Hawaii...$4 (7 available)
....23409...(1)...Cypraea carneola Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Lots of alternating light & dark bands of gray-pink..Zanzibar..$4 (1 available)
....29554...(3)...Cypraea carneola (forma?) Linne, 1758....41 to 46 mm. F++. Big, dark & well matured, possibly an East African form, with coffee brown as opposed to typical rosy orange banding...Djibouti...$6 (3 available)
....29915...(1set)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Gerret, 1879....23, 30 & 34 mm. F++. 3 piece growth series (not really a growth series as they are all fully adult), smaller & darker coloured than the nominate form...Philippines...$25/set (1 set available)
....32577...(3)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879....20 to 25 mm. F+/F++. Neat little specimens of this dwarf form...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....28734...(7)...Cypraea carneola fm. propinqua Gerrett, 1879....27 to 32 mm. F++. Dark orange-red backs on these dwarf form specimens...Solomon Islands...$5 (7 available)
....24731...(3)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879....27 to 29 mm. F++. Normals...Zanzibar...$5 (3 available)
....6351...(2)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879....22 - 23 mm F++ solid/Gem. Zanzibar...$7 (2 available)
....6352....(3)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879....19 - 20 mm F++ solid. Really uncommon from the big Z...Zanzibar...$5 (3 available)
....37472...(1pr)....Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. Fabulous giant pair, one showing dorsal banding...Tanzania...$9/pr. (1 pair available)
....37473...(3)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....44 to 46 mm. F++. Nice, larger than average examples, with backs nicely mottled with brown...Tanzania...$3 (3 available)
....37474...(1pr)....Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....45 mm. F++. Good, big, colour variation pair, one typically brown mottled, the other banded in blue-gray...Tanzania...$5/pr. (1 pair available)
....37475...(1set)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....41 to 43 mm. F++. 4 piece set shows a nice range of shapes & banding patterns...Tanzania...$9/set (1 set available)
....5556...(1set)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....45 - 48 mm. F++. 4 piece set of big ones! ..Solomons...$15/set (1 set available)
....36764...(1pr)....Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....43 & 47 mm. Gem. Pair of good sized specimens, one of which has a distinct dorsal brown spot...Philippines...$5/pr. (1 pair available)
....33984...(2)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....38 mm. F++. Nice, solid examples with strong columellar teeth & a scattering of dark lateral spots. Supplier says it's form bicallosa but that is a form of guttata...Thailand...$3 (2 available)
....33984...(2)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....(f. "bicallosa": both margins nicely calloused - different from the usual stuff!)....38 mm. F++. ...Thailand...$6 (2 available)
....36408....(1set)....Cypraea caurica elongata Perry. 1811....47 to 49 mm. F++. Delightful set of 3 - quite variable!!...Tanzania...$11/set (1 set available)
....36031...(1)....Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....49 mm. F++. Large, surprisingly fat example of the East African form...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....34747...(1)...Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....45 to 50 mm. F++. Good big examples with pastel orange between the teeth...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....26204A...(2prs)...Cypraea caurica fm. elongata Perry, 1811....46 to 48 mm. F++. Big, EXTREME contrast-pairs: one with no banding at all, one with excellent, sharp bands...Zanzibar...$22/pair (2 pairs available)
....30995...(1)...Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....47 mm. F+++. BIGGIE!! Elongate cylinder with wide apperture & well spaced teeth...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
NEW....37593...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....61 mm. F++. Nice example with clear lateral spotting & long brown teeth...ex col...$5 (1 available)
....34578...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....66 mm. F++. Fresh, dark, fully adult examples with strong dorsal spotting...Peru...$7 (2 available)
....34579...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....56, 58 mm. F++. Interesting specimens, well grown & with fully developed brown base & apertural teeth but with retained gray banded dorsums...Peru...$5 (2 available)
....34577...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....72 mm. F++. Big examples, solidly adult, heavily spotted & with dark brown teeth...Peru...$10 (1 available)
....34213...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....75, 77 mm. F++. Good, big specimens with long brown teeth & no occelated side spots...Panama...$10 (2 available)
....34214...(1)....Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....70 mm. F++. Nice fat example with brown teeth & finely white speckled margins...Panama...$6 (1 available)
....34239...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....47, 51 mm. F++. Fully adult but slightly size challenged. - Ross says not to say "small" (...Ian does the "pre-listings" and I do the "fine tuning" afterwards)...Panama...$5 (2 available)
....31697...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....49 mm. F++. With distinct sulcus & dark brown teeth...Panama...$5 (1 available)
....32098...(6prs)....Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....48 to 60 mm. F++. Great, slightly size challenged, yet fully adult examples...Panama...$4 or a pair for $7 (6 pairs available)
....32945...(1set)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....61 to 71 mm. F+/F++. Unusual 4 piece set shows development from first teeth to full maturity...Peru...$13/set (1 set available)
....31201...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....64, 65 mm. F+. Interesting examples of pattern development, with fully formed lip & teeth, but completely unspotted, gray banded dorsum & sides...Peru...$5 (1 available)
....29587...(1pr)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....95 & 100 mm. F++. Sweet extreme pair, one rich dark brown, the other light tan, both fully adult, yet with different spotting patterns...Florida...$48/pair (1 pair available)
....29594...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....68 mm. F++. Fascinating fully adult dwarf specimen. The Dik-dik of deer cowries (see, the Dik-dik is the smallest of deer species, get it!)...Florida...$40 (1 available)
....29588...(1pr)....Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....91 & 92 mm. F+ high. Nice fully adult pair, in light & dark shades of brown, with different spot patterns...Florida...$40/pair (1 pair available)
....29590...(4)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....84 to 86 mm. F+ high: good quality for this normally rough species. Completely adult pattern & dentition on these compact versions...Florida...$14 (4 available)
....29582...(2)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....110 mm. F+ nicely. Good sized example with natural repair on posterior lateral lip. Other lateral display is outstanding, however!!...Florida...$30 (2 available)
....29593...(1set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....83 to 85 mm. F+ nicely. Neat 3 piece set showing a nice variety of dorsal spotting patterns...Florida...$38/set (1 set available)
....33349...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....104 mm. F+. Decent ex col example, structurally mature but still with a hint of juvenile dorsal pattern...Florida...$20 (1 available)
....33350...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....105 mm. F+. Prime specimen, well developed & with excellent anterior end, but with just a hint of juvenile dorsal pattern & a healed hole on the back...Florida...$20 (1 available)
....29592...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....86 mm. F+. Unusual specimen, heavily clouded a la griseoformis. The White Stag of deer cowries...Florida...$14 (1 available)
....29595...(1set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....90 to 115 mm. F+. 4 piece set selected to look like this species shell gets smaller as it matures (the largest is actually late bulla stage.) Unusual & interesting series...Florida...$40/set (1 set of 4 available)
....29596...(1set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....82 to 88 mm. F+. 3 piece growth set, from first teeth, to first spots, to full adult. Good Cypraea development series...Florida...$32/set (1 set available)
....29585...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....102 mm. F+. With unusual white clouding similar to that seen on the griseoformis form of arabica. Believed to be an environmental or pollution effect...Florida...$20 (1 available)
....31417...(1)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....18 to 20 mm. F+. With great data, one or two minor flaws, though fresh dead...Saipan...$6 (1 available)
....31418...(4)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....20 to 23 mm. F+. Good sized, fresh dead examples, with excellent data...Saipan...$7 (4 available)
....36767...(1)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....46 mm. F++. Huge, massively callused example with pastel orange teeth & a few lilac lateral spots...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....22062...(3)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....40 to 42 mm. Gem. Big, perfect examples...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....22063...(1)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....38 mm. Gem. Lavender spots & orange "gums"...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....33499...(1)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....25 mm. F++. Freaky little dwarf unit with melanistic blotch on the back that makes it look like a cross with C. cribraria!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32578...(1set)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....42 to 44 mm. F++. nice 4-set of large, lovely and diverse specimens...Philippines...$10/set (1 set available)
....32183...(1set)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....30 to 36 mm. F++. 5 piece pattern variation set showing a range of dorsal pattern intensities...Philippines...$12/set (1 set available)
....34093...(1pr)...Cypraea chinensis....32 & 28 mm. F++. Comparison pair, one of the nominate form from the Philippines & one of the violacea Rous, 1905 form from Mozambique with more intense purple marginal spotting...Indo-Pacific...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....32624...(1pr)....Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....26 & 27 mm. F++. Neat dwarf pair, one with brown mottled dorsum, the other light blueish with a few brown markings...Philippines...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....5918...(1)...Cypraea chinensis L, 1758....35.5 mm. F++. FREAK! Looks like something took a BITE out of this guy's teeth! (but he grew them back later, the dent remaining)....Indonesia...$10 (1 available)
....22061...(1)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....44 mm. F++. Nice large typical specimen...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....6315...(1)...Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamark, 1810....27 mm. Gem. Normal-sized adult...Zanzibar...$7 (1 available)
....36632...(1)...Cypraea chinensis fm. variolaria Lamarck, 1810....27 mm. F++. Interesting form with brown dorsal overlay, reduced lateral spotting & strong, bright orange teeth...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....36633...(1)...Cypraea chinensis fm. violacea Rous, 1905....31 mm. F++. On this form bright purple polka-dots extend from the base to half-way up the sides!...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....30433...(2)...Cypraea chinensis fm. violacea Rous, 1905....20 to 22 mm. F++. Delightful dwarf specimens, heavily spotted with deep purple...Djibouti...$5 (2 available)
....28657...(1pr)....Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905....32 & 38 mm. F++. Good developmental pair, one barely adult, the other with dark purple spots, heavy base & orange teeth...Tanzania...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....18831...(1)...Cypraea chinensis fm. violacea Rous, 1905....32 to 36 mm. F++. Profusely punctuated in purple! Marginal spots extend halfway up dorsum, And they are large for the form...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....20482...(1)...Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905....23 mm. F+++. Cute little dwarf example...Zanzibar...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....21 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....35068...(1)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Smooth, light yellow-tan, with well beaked extremities...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35068...(1)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Smooth, light yellow-tan, with well beaked extremities...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....33685...(4)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....17 to 20 mm. F++. Like a bad blind date (fat & pustulose all over!)...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
....23412...(2)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....14 to 16 mm. F++. Finely pustulose backs & neat extended tips..Zanzibar..$5 (2 available)
....31782...(1)...Cypraea cicercula lienardi Jousseaume, 1874....17 to 20 mm. F++. "Rare subspecies" according to supplier, with paler colour than the nominate form & neatly pustulose backs...Thailand...$7 (1 available)
....35986..(4)..Cypraea cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007....13 to 16 mm. Gem. Pale tan & nearly spotless, these are great examples of this freshly described Hawaiian form...Hawaii...SUPERSPECIAL...$15 (4 available)
SOLD....Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F++. Zanzibar. retained for photo
....31780...(1)...Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758....11 mm. F++. Totally adult dwarf specimen...Thailand...$6 (1 available)
....31864...(3)...Cypraea clandestina candida Pease, 1865....15 to 19 mm. F+. Southwest Pacific form of the species...Guadalcanal...$3 for 2 (3 available)
....31865...(1)...Cypraea clandestina monillaria Lamarck, 1810....17, 19 mm. F++. Good specimens of this scarce form...Japan...$5 (1 available)
....18832...(3)...Cypraea clandestina fm. passerina Melvill, 1888....16 to 19 mm. Gem. White with pinkish-plum bands. Bown zig-zag lines of the typical form are nearly absent...Zanzibar...$3 (3 available)
SOLD....Cypraea clandestina passerina Melvill, 1888....20 mm. F++ solid. Zanzibar. retained for photo
....6364....(1)...Cypraea clandestina passerina Melvill, 1888....18 mm. F++ solid. Good, normal guys... Zanzibar...$5 (1 available
SOLD....Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....11 mm. Gem. Philippines. retained for photo
....17877...(2)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10 to 11 mm. Gem. Contaminate your collection!...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....35554...(1)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10 mm. F++. Just a little bit of contamination!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....34875...(1set)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10 to 13 mm. F++. Contamination never looked so good!! Neat 3 piece set shows variation of dorsal blotch size...Thailand...$18/set (1 set available)
....28189...(1)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....13 mm. F++. Very dark specimen. Blue-gray nearly as dark as the brown dorsal blotch...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....36585...(1)...Cypraea coronata debruini Lorenz, 2002....33 mm. F++. Glorious specimen of this scarce form, with pastel purple rimmed base & extensive dorsal spotting like a Hubble image of a nebula complete with brighter "stars"...South Africa...$115 (1 available)
....36740...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. Nice large example of the typical pattern form...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....34159...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....30 to 32 mm. F+++. Jumbo specimens of this attractively-spotted cowrie...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....36222...(1pr)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23 mm. F++. EXTREME pair, one totally typical, the other with freaky, scrambled & degenerate dorsal spot pattern...Philippines....$12/pair (1 pair available)
....36221...(1pr)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....27 & 28 mm. F++. Good sized extreme pattern pair, one with a few big spots, the other with lots of small ones...Philippines....$10/pair (1 pair available)
....34796...(7)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23 to 26 mm. F++. Selected high grade larger specimens...Philippines...$4 (7 available)
....32351...(1set)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F++. 4 piece sets show variability of spot patterns...Philippines...$7/set (1 set available)
....37039...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Fully & solidly mature yet semi-dwarf specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34160...(1)....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....28 mm. F++. Mild-mannered medium-melanism on this superb shell - expressed as partial doubling & darkening of dorsal pattern...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....33468...(1pr)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Interesting large pair, one with twice the dorsal spot density of the other...Philippines...$8/pair (1 pair available)
....33470...(1set)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....22 to 29 mm. F++. GREAT 9 piece set shows a range of adult sizes & spot patterns...Philippines...$24/set (1 set available)
....35406...(1set)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....24 to 26 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece set shows subtle but distinct spot & pattern variations......Philippines...$5/set (1 set available)
....30072...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....26 mm. F++. Unusual for its broken dorsal pattern & multiple sized spots...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....33353...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....31 mm. F++. Big specimen with dense spotted dorsal pattern & thick lateral callus...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30993...(4)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....29 to 31 mm. F++. Big, boldly spotted specimens...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....27618...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. Nice big, typically-patterned specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....27619...(3)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....31 to 33 mm. F++. Odd enough!! Confused, semi-melanistic, large specimens, darker than usual & with smeared or disturbed spot patterns ...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
SOLD....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....30 mm. F++. Excellent "pre-melanistic" specimen: darker than usual....Philippines. retained for photo
....32352...(1pr)....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....16 to 17 mm. F++. Neat pair shows high & low extremes of spot density. Probably named forms!...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
SOLD....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....29 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
....20347A...(1set)....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23 to 25 mm. F+ to F++. 3 patterns on this nice little set of 3...Philippines...$9/set (1 set available)
SPECIAL!!....20217...(6)...Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811...15 to 18 mm. F++. Cute little dwarf form specimens from Zanzibar...$7 firm (6 available)
....23414...(1)...Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811....20 mm. F++. Dark red-brown dorsum with variable sized white dots..Zanzibar..$8 (1 available)
....20221...(1)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Linne, 1758....27.5 mm. F++. Odd one, with confused dorsum of various size & shape spots...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....32185...(1)...Cypraea cribraria (possibly zadela - I'm really not certain) Linne, 1758....30, 31 mm. F++. Large specimen with slight pattern doubling at the labral margin...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32776...(1)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Iredale, 1939....32 mm. F++. Jumbo examples with variably sized spots...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....36766...(2)...Cypraea dani....20, 21 mm. F++. Big, fully toothed white base & brown speckled greenish dorsum...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
...36654...(1pr)....Cypraea dani Beals, 2002....20 & 21 mm. F++. Great, inflated, colour pair of this recently described species, one heavily brown speckled, the other lightly marbled in brown over blue-gray dorsal band...Thailand...$23/pr. (1 pair available)
....36231...(3)...Cypraea dani Beals, 2002....18 to 20 mm. F++. Nice, fresh, fat, recently published species with white base & brown speckled backs...Philippines...SUPERSPECIAL!!...$12 (3 available)
....36557...(4)...Cypraea dani Beals, 2002....14 to 16 mm. F++. Tan speckled, blue-gray backed, recently named small Cowrie species...Philippines...$15
....36738...(1)...Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963....17.5 mm. F++. ...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
NEW....37594...(1)...Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880....51 mm. Gem. Lovely example, brown based & so hump-backed & inflated as to be nearly spherical!...Australia...$35 (1 available)
....36765...(1)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....33 mm. Gem. Totally typical, with massively callused black spotted base...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....23539...(2)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....29 & 33 mm. F+++. Heavy, with marginal callous & brown toothed white base...Cocos Islands...$8 (2 available)
....34659...(2)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....34 mm. F++. Good, solid, fully adult examples...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....7739...(1)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....31 mm. F++. FREAK! Fully adult, but margins scarcely calloused, and with odd dark blotches on the base: quite unusual...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....22194...(1)...Cypraea cf depressa Gray, 1824....38 mm. F+. Unusual example with very dark, possibly melanistic dorsum & odd anterior end due to healed injury...Indo-Pacific...$9 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845....28 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
....36586...(5)...Cypraea edentula edentula Grey, 1825....20 - 21 mm. F++. All fresh, live dived examples, each with a hint of brown markings across the backs...South Africa...$20 (5 available)
....36746...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61 mm. Gem. Prime, totally classic specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32610...(1)...Cyraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61, 62 mm. F++. Good sized typically patterned examples marginally speckled in dark gray...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....36171...(1)....Cypraea cf. eglantina Duclos, 1833....51 mm. F++. Supplier claims it looks like a cross between this species & arabica gibba. Looks like a sort of squat eglantina to me...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
....32611...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....46 mm. F++. Neatly elongate yet still dwarf specimen with all adult features...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....31867...(2)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....47, 55 mm. F++. Good, solid specimens with fully mature base & teeth...Okinawa...$4 (2 available)
....23244...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61 mm. F++. At the risk of sounding like a weather forcast, "lightly overcasted" - an interesting, completely natural, pale golden-tan form...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....4030...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....44 mm. F++ solid. Mild-mannered melanism, rostrate...New Caladonia...$30 (1 available)
....17879...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....55 mm. F++. Lovely green glazed specimen...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....30992...(1)...Cypraea eglantina griseofformis Duclos, 1833....51 mm. F++. Fully developed example of the form, with gray-green glaze over entire dorsal pattern...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....22067...(3)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....58 to 64 mm. F++. Greenish-gray glaze over a barely discernable typical pattern...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....17878...(1)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....62, 63 mm. F++. The lovely green-glazed form...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....18069...(3)...Cypraea eglantina fm. griseoformis Duclos....46 to 55 mm. F++. So heavily glazed the typical pattern is almost obliterated...Philippines..$7 (3 available)
....37415...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....34 mm. F++. Nice, dark, lightly banded example with super-dark brown lateral blotches...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37095...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....52.5 mm. F++. Gigantic specimen in great condition, with strong basal spot...Tanzania...$35 (1 available)
....23136A...(1set)....Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....30 to 35 mm. F+++. Set of 5 variations from the Seyshelles...$10 (1 set available)
....32557...(4)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....30 to 32 mm. F++. Good sized specimens with strong brown lateral spots...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....29574...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....36 mm. F++. Fully mature, with thickly calloused base...Djibouti...$4 (1 available)
....25835...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne,1758....40 to 42 mm. F++. BIG dark spotted specimens ...Tanzania...$9 (1 available)
....23417...(2)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....32 to 33 mm. F+/F++. Reportedly subfossil, it is almost too shiny. Maybe a light colour form?...Zanzibar...$10 (2 available)
....20635...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....32 mm. Unusual sub-fossil. Looks a bit pale but fine otherwise, it it apparently from a terrestrial site...Madagascar...$7 (1 available)
....20488...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....21 mm. F++. Tiny full adult...Zanzibar...$3 (1 available)
....30437...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Totally adult & totally tiny dwarf specimen...Djibouti...$9 (1 available)
....31934...(3)...Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888....21 to 25 mm. F++. Dwarf but solidly mature, with callus base & extended labral teeth...Papua New Guinea...$4 (3 available)
....30435...(10)...Cypraea erosa cf. similis Gmelin, 1791....27 to 33 mm. F++. With brown lined base & bold lateral spots...Djibouti...$5 (10 available)
....37512...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....31.5 mm. F++. Larger than average example of this common specie...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....16774...(3)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....17.5 mm. Gem. Dwarf form. blue-gray banded backs with brown specks & a dorsal blotch...Australia...$5 (3 available)
....4097...(1set)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....17 - 30 mm. F++ solid to Gem. Study set of 18...Okinawa...$15/set (1 set available)
....36272...(1pr)...Cypraea cf. errones Linne, 1758....28 & 33 mm. F++. Odd freak pair, one with closed posterior canal, the other with toothless aperture but fully adult dorsal pattern...Philippines...$15/pair (1 pair available)
....28658...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758...27 mm. F++. "Toasted" and elongate - the next best thing to niger and rostrate!!...Australia...$25 (1 available)
....3303...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....24.5 mm. F++. Toasted!! Early-stage melanism with a large black blotch in the center, slightly rostrate : quite unusual for the species, and the locality...Queensland...$27 (1 available)
....20863...(1pr)....Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....23 & 35 mm. F++. Niger/rostrate pair. One niger, the other, rostrate...Australia...$45/pair (1 pair available)
....20633...(1set)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....30 to 35 mm. F+/F++ to F++. 4 piece sets show variations of shade & banding...Philippines...$5/set (1 set available)
....18838...(1)...Cypraea fimbriata fm. durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....15 to 17 mm. Gem. Gray-tan with broken brown dorsal band & purple tips...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....23545...(5)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 14 mm. F+++. Cute! cream & tan with deep purple tips...South Africa...$5 (5 available)
....19514...(4)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 16 mm. F++/Gem. Nice specimens, gray with tan band & brown end spots...Zanzibar...$4 (4 available)
....25842...(9)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....14 to 16 mm. F++. Deep purple tips & brown speckled dorsal bands. East African form...Tanzania...$4 (9 available)
....35987...(11)...Cypraea fimbriata unifasciata waikikiensis Schilder, 1933....10 to 12 mm. Gem. Nice specimens of this small form, with brown, well mottled bands & tips...Hawaii...$7 (11 available)
NEW....37595...(1)...Cypraea friendi Gray, 1831....72 mm. F++. Beautifully developed & spotted specimen, with well extended tips, but a couple of minor creases on the dorsum...Australia...$40 (1 available)
....30947...(1)...Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825....33, 35 mm. F+ high. Decent specimens, though apparently crabbed & with mild loss of gloss on the sides. Great starters...South Africa...$10 (1 available)
....31844...(1)...Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825....37 mm. F+ high. Heavily mature, dark toothed base & big for the species...South Africa...$20 (1 available)
....36587...(1)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....35.5 mm. Gem. Big, brown beauty, with dark labral rim & teeth & heavy dorsal mottling...South Africa...$35 (1 available)
....36588...(1)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....35.5 mm. Gem-. Large specimen with lighter than average dorsal markings...South Africa...$32 (1 available)
....34865...(1)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....35 mm. F++. Great example with wonderfully thickened basal callus...South Africa...$35 (1 available)
....36589...(2)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....33.5 mm. Gem-. Good sized, well inflated & heavily brown mottled examples...South Africa...$27
....36590...(2)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....31 - 32 mm. Gem-. Dark, fully adult & thoroughly brown mottled dorsums on these excellent specimens...South Africa...$25
....36591...(1pr)....Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....32 mm. Gem. Interesting pair shows variations of both shape & dorsal markings...South Africa...$45/pair (1 pair available)
....36145...(3)...Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817....18 to 20 mm. Gem. On the large side for this form & location...Thailand...$6 (3 available)
....36146...(1set)...Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817....15 to 17 mm. Gem. 7 piece dorsal colour variation sets of this species, speckled in white & with brown spots...Thailand...$15/set (1 set available)
....37245...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....13.5 mm. Gem. Great, if slightly smaller specimen, Looks a bit like a miniature C. guttata without the dark basal lines...Hawaii...$25 (1 available)
....35962...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....16 mm. Gem. Prettily spotted mid-sized specimen...Hawaii...$30 (1 available)
....35963...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....14 mm. Gem. Fully adult yet smaller than average (for a smaller than average price!)...Hawaii...$15 (1 available)
....30856...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....16 to 19 mm. F++. Pretty endemic species resembles a miniature guttata from the top, with distinct white spots on bright orange background...Hawaii...$25 (1 available)
....37153...(1pr)....Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....20 & 21 mm. F++. Big light & dark pair, one typically brown, the other with two indistinct lighter dorsal spots...Philippines...$17/pr. (1 pair available)
....36737...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....20 to 21 mm. Gem. Good, big, dark specimens with intact extended tips...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....20582...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....13 to 14 mm. Gem. Plump, pastel orange with tiny brown spots...Zanzibar...$7 (2 available)
....23085...(3)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19.5 - 20 mm. F+++ to Gem. BIG, lovely globular cowries...Philippines...$9 (3 available)
....23088...(1set)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 - 18 mm. F+++ to Gem. Nice set of 3, one is normal, one has very pronounced labral spotting, and one is very dark....Philippines...$20/set (1 set available)
....23089...(5)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 - 18 mm. F+++ to Gem. Dark, fresh specimens at a great price!!...Philippines...$6.5 (5 available)
....23087...(4)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....18 - 19 mm. F+++ to Gem. Good-sized, excellent specimens...Philippines...$9 (4 available)
....35415...(3)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F++ (ok, they're actually gem but who's counting - besides, you can find a flaw on ANYTHING if you look hard enough - and gem is perfect!!) Highly inflated & large for the specie, cinnamon with brown speckles...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
....29050...(10prs)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....20 to 22 mm. F++. Extreme colour pairs, one in choclate brown, the other in orange tan...Philippines...$12/pair (10 pairs available)
....33687...(5)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F++. Fresh, fat & dark orange, with 4 ventral spots...Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....31328...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19, 20 mm. F++. Big, burnt orange & inflated, with lots of brown spots...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....27522...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....11 to 14 mm. F++ solid. Similar to C. cicercula but with smooth, non-pustulose dorsum... New Caledonia...$5 (2 available)
....33311...(4)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 to 19 mm. F++. Spherical & well beaked, in orange-tan with brown spots...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....6358...(1)...Cypraea globulus forma. ??....14 mm. Gem. OK - this one has me completely stumped: it sure looks like a globulus to me, but it has 4 distinct spots on its base, which is an amber color...Zanzibar...$25 (1 available)
....36148...(1set)...Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849....16, 15, 15, 13 mm Gem. DELIGHTFUL set of 4 variations...Thailand..$10/set (1 set available)
SOLD....Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849....9 to 19 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....32002...(1)...Cypraea cf. gracilis Gaskoin, 1839....22 mm. F+. Freak with oddly humped dorsum & displaced base...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31870...(3)...Cypraea gracilis japonica Schilder, 1931....14 to 15 mm. F++. Endemic form with reduced dorsal markings...Japan...$5 (3 available)
....33355...(3)...Cypraea gracilis fm. japonica Schilder, 1931....12 to 16 mm. F++. Blue gray backs with a small dorsal spot & fine brown marginal dots...Japan...$4 (3 available)
....1374....(2)...Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867....15 - 16 mm. Gem. Cream with blue-gray back & brown dorsal blotch..Philippines..$2 (2 available)
....23546...(1)...Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867....18 to 20 mm. F+++. In this form the brown markings coalesce on the dorsum to form a spot similar to C. stolida...Australia...$3 (1 available)
....31935...(1)...Cypraea gracilis notata Gill, 1858....13 mm. F++. Blue-gray with brown spotted base & dorsal band...Ethiopia...$6 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....22 to 24 mm. F+++. Hawaii. retained for photo
....29214...(1)...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....31, 35 mm. F+++. Giant sized creamy-tan specimens of this endemic. Pease buy one! ..Hawaii...$35 (1 available)
NEW....37631...(1)...Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....67.5 mm. F++. Huge, glorious example, Fresh deep orange, beautifully spotted, wonderfully rostrate & with strong brown lines extending up the sides...Philippines...$150
NEW....37632...(1)...Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....63 mm. Gem. Big, beautiful specimen with large & small spots on a deep orange dorsum & raised brown lines on the sides. The anterior dorsum has a few wrinkles but no scars or breaks. It really is Gem...Philippines...$165
....37082...(1)...Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....58 mm. Gem. Glorious guttata! this is a superb specimen, very round & inflated, with lots of clear, distinct spots. Our supplier said he "got so many compliments for this piece"...Philippines...$150 Firm. (1 available)
....33500...(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....56 mm. F+/F++: really close to F++. MONDO unusual Freak, with the tiniest dorsal spots I've ever seen for the species, and an odd, crooked little sulcus line that is a) depressed (hey, you'd be too, if you were odd, tiny and crooked!!), and b) dissapears halfway across the shell. Definitely a "collector's item"!!...Philippines...$165 (1 available)
....34472...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....55 mm. F++. Lovely deep orange example with strong sulcus line...South China Sea...$130 (1 available)
....34473...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....55 mm. F++. Odd, slightly pear shaped specimen, with dorsum more tan than orange, very lightly spotted & with big white lateral callus...South China Sea...$135 (1 available)
....34474...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....47.5 mm. F++. Unusual example with very different patterns on either side of the strong, bent sulcus line...South China Sea...$145 (1 available)
....34476...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....50 mm. F++. Interesting example, with large, nearly spot-free area, striped lateral callus & neat bifurcated sulcus...South China Sea...$135 (1 available)
....34477...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....47 mm. F++. Fully adult & boldly polka-dotted semi-dwarf...South China Sea...$120 firm (1 available)
....27729...(2)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1930....52, 53 mm. F++ high . With deeper apricot orange & fewer spots than the nominate form, these are richly coloured examples of this rare form...South China Sea...$165 - a good price (2 available)
....33582...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....53 mm. F+. Great example of this differently spotted form with complete adult features...Japan...$175 (1 available)
....37036...(1)...Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....53 mm. Gem. Truly top quality specimen of this famous collectors item...Philippines...$135 (1 available)
....36056...(1)....Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....47 mm. F. Great bargain on this example of this famous shell, fully mature, with good colour & gloss, only some slight abrasions on the dorsum reveals its very fresh dead-taken status...Philippines...$40 (1 available)
....36138...(1)...Cypraea guttata fm. surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....48 mm. F+++. DARKIE!!! Sun-tanned specimen!! Quite unusual. ...Indonesia...$135 (1 available)
....32226...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....41 mm. F+. Lovely little discount specimen, very fresh dead & with slight dulling of gloss on one side, but otherwise very good...Thailand...$35 (1 available)
....37038...(1)...Cypraea hammondae fm. raysummersi Schilder, 1960....14 mm. Gem. Great example of this local form...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37157...(1)...Cypraea helvola Linne, 1758....26.5 mm. F++. Nice, large, typically patterned specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32561...(1set)...Cypraea helvola Linne, 1758....23 to 27 mm. F++. 4 piece series of gradually darker specimens...Philippines...$6/set (1 set available)
....34797...(1)...Cypraea helvola Linne, 1758....13 mm. F++. Amazingly small dwarf specimen, fully adult...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....20861...(1set)...Cypraea helvola fm citrinicolor Iredale, 1935....18 to 20 mm. F++. Nice set showing 3 variations on the theme...Australia...$8/set (1 set available)
....35967...(2)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....23 to 25 mm. Gem. Good big examples of this endemic form...Hawaii...$8 (2 available)
....35968...(5sets)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....18 to 22 mm. Gem. 4 piece sets show variability of base colour & dorsal spot patterns - each set has a good "Starry starry night" example - Van Gogh would have loved them!!...Hawaii...$9/set (5 sets available)
....35969...(5)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....17 to 20 mm. Gem. Slightly size challenged, at bargain prices...Hawaii...$4 (5 available)
....32695...(3prs)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....18 to 21 mm. F++. Nice little pairs to show pattern variation...Hawaii...$3/pair (3 pairs available)
....37476...(1)...Cypraea
histrio Gmelin, 1791....55 mm. Gem. Large, massively callus &
even slightly rostrate humpbacked specimen...Tanzania...$6 (1 available)
....37477...(3)...Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791....43 to 48 mm. Gem. Good, chunky specimens with well developed bases & lateral spots...Tanzania...$3 (3 available)
....36407...(1)....Cypraea
histrio Gmelin, 1791....60 mm. F++. Nice
example, with well humped pastel blue back covered in brown reticulate pattern
& with brown blotch on the apex...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....36474...(2)...Cypraea
histrio Gmelin, 1791....55, 59 mm. F++. Nice, dark, fully mature
& with lovely, reticulate dorsal patterns...Tanzania...$7 (2 available)
SOLD....Cypraea cf. histrio Gmelin, 1791....60 mm. Gem-. Tanzania. retained for photo
....36475...(1)...Cypraea histrio x maculifera ?....61 mm. F++. Supplied as C. histrio but with large, dark brown stain on the columellar surface a la C. maculifera...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)
....34237A...(3)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....15+ mm. F++. Nice little biggies!!...Philippines...$11 (3 available)
....33040...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....14 mm. F++. Good sized specimens...Solomon Islands...$10 (1 available)
....33041...(7)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....12 to 13 mm. F++. Well speckled typical specimens...Solomon Islands...$5 (7 available)
....19516...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....13 to 15 mm. Gem. Orange base with dark brown spots - Halloween colours!...Australia...$9 (1 available)
NOTE: It is obvious that I got ripped off on some of these hungerfordi: they are not that rare any more!! SO, if you want one (or two or three....), just make me a fair offer and it's yours.
....36403...(1)....Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....38 mm. F+++. Big, fully developed specimen with marginal spots so dense they form a black lateral line...China...$18 (1 available)
....36402...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....34, 35 mm. F+++. Great, fully mature examples of this scarce, deep water cowrie...China...$12 (2 available)
....35521...(3)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....34 mm. F++. You'll hunger for dis fine specimen...Philippines...$15 (3 available)
....34621...(8)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....33 to 37 mm. F++. Uncommon & beautiful species, with orangey base & brown speckled dorsum ringed with black spots...South China Sea...SPECIAL!!...$12 firm (8 available)
....26123...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....42 mm. F+++. HUGE!!...South China Sea...$80 (1 available)
....25814...(4)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....30 to 34 mm. F++. Fully adult specimens at a juvenile price...Taiwan...$18 (4 available)
....26124...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....38 to 40 mm. F+++. You'll hungerfordese prime, large specimens (oooh the Punishment)...South China Sea...$35 (1 available)
....26126...(3)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....32 to 35 mm. F+++. Good specimens of this uncommon cowrie...South China Sea..SPECIAL!!!..$20 (3 available)
....19694...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....37, 38 mm. F++. Lightest orange-pink base & marginal callous with a few black spots...Taiwan...$25 (2 available)
....24464...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....37 mm. F. Bargain starter specimen has 6 or 7 pinholes in the dorsum...Japan...$10 (2 available)
....25813...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....35 to 37 mm. F++. Orange base, brown marginal spots. You'll hunger for these hungerfordi...Taiwan...$23 (1 available)
....37416...(1)...Cypraea
isabella Linne, 1758....36 mm. F++. BIG, wonderfully fat &
fully mature, with bright orange tips & just a fewblack hairlines...Philippines...$7
(1 available)
....36761...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....36 mm. Gem. Excellent example, large, fat & well callused, with black lines at a minimum...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36270...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....33 mm. F++. Big, glorious example with dark orange tips & strongly speckled dorsum...Philippines....$5 (1 available)
....270...(1)...Cypraea isabella L, 1758....29 mm. F++. Unusual: only a teensie tiny trace of pattern. Light tan...Fiji...$8 (1 available)
....36762...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....23 mm. Gem. Typical size, patterned with lots of fine black axial streaks...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....34426...(2)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....18, 19 mm. F++. Dimunitive, dark, dwarf examples (I assume I may use "dimunitive" in reference to dwarves)...Thailand...$4 (2 available)
....31699...(1set)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....25 to 33 mm. F++. 4 piece growth and pattern variation set...Cook Islands...$7/set (1 set available)
....31785...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758 ("super cute spotted form" - according to my source :-0)....26 mm. F++. Fresh & dark, with orange tips & dorsal specks joined to form fine black axial lines...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....2372...(4)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....28 - 33 mm. F+. Light-colerd form, almost no brown axial marks. Subfossil..Zanzibar..$6 (4 available)
....270...(1)...Cypraea isabella L, 1758....29 mm. F+ high. Unusual: only a trace of pattern. Light tan ...Fiji ...$4 (1 available)
....35970...(5)...Cypraea isabella controversa Gray, 1824....26 to 33 mm. Gem. Contraversial?? Nope!! Nice, though.....This central Pacific endemic form is much darker than the nominate species, with bright orange tips & dark tan, black lined backs...Hawaii...$12 to $15, depending upon size (5 available)
....35971...(6)...Cypraea isabella controversa Gray, 1824....14 to 20 mm. Gem. Quite decent specimens of this endemic form supplier says come from deep water...Hawaii...$9 (6 available)
....36030...(1)....Cypraea isabella rumphii Schilder & Schilder, 1938....36 mm. F++. Inflated form with minimal black markings & red-brown tips...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....19 to 21 mm. F++. LARGE, decent specimens...Zanzibar...saved for photo
....29559...(1)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....17 mm. F++. Large, with nice blue-gray back...Djibouti...$3 (1 available)
....23549...(6)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....16 to 19 mm. F+++. Blue-gray banded backs & with black spotted tips...Solomon Is....$3 (6 available)
....33359...(1)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....19 mm. F++. With 3 pale blue-gray dorsal bands...Mozambique...$3 (1 available)
....36747...(1)...Cypraea cf. labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....14 mm. F++. Cafe au lait tan with lots of tiny white spots...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....23057...(4)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....15 - 18 mm. F++ to Gem. Terrific trios!! Sets of three very different variations...Queensland, Australia...$8 (4 sets available)
....33689...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....20 mm. F++. Big for the species, dorsum spotted like a tiny fawn...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31938...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....18 mm. F++. Jumbo example of this typically tiny species with brown spotted margins...Guadalcanal...$5 (1 available)
....32559...(3)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....19 to 21 mm. F++. Big for the species with dark brown spotted backs...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....26453...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....17 to 19 mm. F++. NICE!! Rich chestnut brown with fine tan spots, these are considerably darker than average...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....19816...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....22 mm. F++. Jumbo example! lots of brown marginal spotting too...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....34169...(1pr)....Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....17 mm. F+/F++. Extreme pattern pair...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....32563...(2)...Cypraea "labroserpentis"....(ventrum) 20 & 26.3 mm. F+. Possibly a hybrid between labrolineata & caputserpentis, with teeth & dark margins of caputserpentis but no basal callus or apical spots, & the overall shape & dorsal sulcus of labrolineata...Philippines...$ make me an offer (2 available)
....37096...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....43 mm. Gem. Nice, plump, standard specimens...Tanzania...$4 (1 available)
....36054...(1)....Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....42 mm. F++. Nice, large, well inflated example with lots of brown marginal spots & brown lined tips...Thailand...$12 (1 available)
....33730...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....50 mm. F++. Huge specimen of this Indian Ocean species...Tanzania...$14 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....34, 37 & 39 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo
....36532...(2)...Cypraea lamarcki cf. fainzilberi Lorenz & Hubert, 1993....35, 37 mm. Gem. Showing the distinctive lavender between the teeth of this East African form...Tanzania...$165
....30469...(5)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....34 to 38 mm. F++. Good big examples of the deep water form...Indonesia...$15 (5 available)
....34215...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....42 to 43 mm. F++. Good sized specimens with fairly pale dorsum, from unusual locale...South Africa...$5 cheap! (1 available)
....22777...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....38 mm. F++. Interesting colour change at the sulcus...India...$3 (1 available)
....22776...(1set)....Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....37 to 38 mm. F+ to F++. 3 piece set shows various shades & spot patterns...India...$7/set (1 set available)
....33163...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....33.5 mm. F++. Biggies!!...Burma...$15 (1 available)
....33167...(1pr)....Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....26 & 28 mm. F++. Colour pair, one with greenish dorsal background, the other a mustard yellow...Burma...$15/pair (1 pair available)
....33168...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....28 mm. F+. Bargain specimen with thick lateral callus but with mild dorsal flaw...Burma...$4 (1 available)
....36132...(1)...Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937....72 mm. F+. Nice, large, well banded specimen, though with a repaired dorsal break line...Indonesia...$19 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea leviathan titan Schilder & Schilder, 1932....61 mm. F+. retained for photo
...37097...(1)...Cypraea leviathan fm. titan Schilder & Schilder, 1932....72 mm. Gem. Large & lovely leviathan! lots of coral pink bands & bright purple teeth...Tanzania...$15
....18841...(4)...Cypraea leviathan fm titan Schilder & Schilder, 1962....27 to 29 mm. F++. Fully adult dwarf forms so small the name seems inappropriate!...Zanzibar...$9 (4 available)
....23436...(1)...Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1811....20 mm. F+++. Pustulose dorsum, darker than typical...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....18842...(4)...Cypraea limacina fm. interstincta Wood, 1828....22 to 26 mm. F++. With smoother, darker backs & shorter teeth than the typical form...Zanzibar...$4 (4 available)
....27528...(2)...Cypraea listeri Gray, 1828....15, 17 mm. F++ solid. Blue-gray bands & black lateral spots... New Caledonia...$10 (2 available)
....36634...(1)...Cypraea listeri Gray, 1828....15 mm. F++. Blue-gray back with white base & strong brown labral spots...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37544...(2)...Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975....15 mm. F++. Nice fresh specimens of this fairly recent discovery, Highly inflated & with fine, reduced teeth...Philippines...$150 (2 available)
....36230...(1)...Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975....14 mm. Gem. Large for the species, lightly speckled on the sides & in perfect condition...Philippines....$200 (1 available)
....37246...(1)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....22.5 mm. F++. Subtle fawn brown with 2 white lines. Base is bright orange with brown dots...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....23554...(5)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....16 mm. F+++. Boldly speckled bright orange bases...Philippines...$3 (5 available)
....27032...(3)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....20 to 22 mm. F++. Large, dark specimens...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....31084...(2)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....21 & 22 mm. F++. Larger & darker than average specimens...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....37099...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....63 mm. F++. Huge specimen with faint milky overcast...Tanzania...$17 (1 available)
....36533...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....63 mm. F++. HUGE, nicely inflated example with lots of dark brown spots...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)
....7782...(1pr)....Cypraea lynx Linne 1758....22, 25 mm. F++ & Gem. pair, one typical, one elongated freak, with high apex and odd columnellar teeth...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....29666...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....22 mm. F+++. Freak form. lop-sided dwarf specimen...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36131...(4)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....47 to 52 mm. F+++. Extremely pale local colour form, cream with a few brown spots, now unavailable due to hotel construction...Thailand...$5 (4 available)
....32004...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....24 mm. F++. Odd little dwarf specimen, speckled & elongated...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....27620...(1set)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....46 to 51 mm. F++. Great 5 piece pattern variation set...Philippines...$9/set (1 set available)
....28084...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....44 mm. F++. Distinctly spotted cat, with overclouding Dig it, Man!.Philippines..$3
....32631...(1pr)....Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....31 & 39 mm. F++. Good pair shows variability of colour, pattern & size...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....32560...(9)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....24 to 27 mm. F++. Completely adult dwarf specimens...Philippines...$5 (9 available)
....30879...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++. It's lynx alright, but so heavily spotted it almost looks like a miniature tigris!...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
....31004...(10)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....45 to 52 mm. F++. Bag full of bobcats! Typically spotted specimens...Philippines...2 for $3 (10 available)
....23424...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53 mm. F++. Big cat! Nice kitty, with generously spotted dorsum...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....23425...(2)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....44 to 47 mm. F++. Black spotted milky gray backs with orange between the teeth. Prime, fresh beauties...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....18075...(1pr)....Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....59 & 60 mm. F++. Both nice & large, one typical, one with creamy glaze over dorsum...Philippines...$12/pair (1 pair available)
....22363...(1pr)....Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....43 & 51 mm. F++. Extreme pair, one pink toned, the other blueish, showing the opposite ends of this population's variability...Philippines...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....17885...(3)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....54 to 58 mm. F++. Big kitties!! nice kitties, each with a slightly different pattern...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
....16648...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....54 - 58 mm. F++ to Gem. Good sized typical specimens...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....16649...(3)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....49 - 50 mm. F++. Slightly smaller normal examples...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....16650...(2prs)....Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....55 - 57 mm. F++. Nice contrast- pairs: One golden brown, the other blue-gray clouded...Philippines...$7/pair (2 pairs available)
....32003...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....29 mm. F+. Extreme freak, with labral injury causing open mouth effect & very pale dorsal spotting...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....27184...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53 mm. F+. Big kitty in the light tan colour phase, unusually pale & nearly spot free dorsum...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....32704...(1)...Cypraea lynx fm. vanelli Linne, 1758....57 mm. F++. Large, light coloured form with minimal spotting...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....5587...(1)...Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932....50 mm. F++ Partly melanistic. Dark back & sides and elongate..Hawaii?...$40 (1 available)
....32475...(1)...Cypraea cf maculifera Schilder, 1932....43 mm. F++. Fully adult dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35974...(2)...Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005....49, 51 mm. Gem. Beautiful examples of this recently published local form...Hawaii...$12 (12 available)
....35972...(1)...Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005....69, 70 mm. F+++. Large, heavy, super dark specimens of this recently published local form...Hawaii...$17 (1 available)
(We've got so many maps we could start our own Atlas)
....29532...(1pr)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....78 & 83 mm. F++. Odd pair, Two shades of brown, two different shapes & two scrambled sulci...Philippines...$20/pair (1 pair available)
....32643...(5)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72 to 83 mm. F++. Nice, typical examples with lightly spotted margins & bold sulcus lines...Philippines...$7 (5 available)
....29528...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....82 mm. F+. Odd & slightly freaky specimen, with several dorsal granules & a truly degenerate sulcus...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....23332...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....80 mm. F++. Odd specimen with un-lobed sulcus line & strange dorsal pattern...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....30068...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....79 mm. F++. With mildly melanistic patch on the dorsum. Think of it like a birth mark!...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....5081...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....79 mm. F++ solid. Really unusual sulcus, and quite Globose! Phillipines...$18 (1 available)
....32639...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....73 & 79 mm. F++. Pink based & purple tipped, with a long, lightly freaky, lateral extension of the sulcus...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....32640...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 & 79 mm. F++. Pretty pink based specimens with partly disrupted dorsal pattern...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....23336...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....78 mm. F++. A bit of everything! Pink base, nice dorsal pattern & mildly freaky sulcus...Philippines...$9. (1 available)
NEW....37597...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Fine, average example but from an unusual locality & with good data...Caroline Islands...$18 (1 available)
....24126...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. 3 way sulcus freak, with wide, interesting side branch to the left margin...Philippines...$16 (1 available)
....23337...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Strange blotchy dorsal pattern & wide sulcus with an island in it!...Philippines...$9. (1 available)
....29531...(1pr)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....76 & 77 mm. F++. Interesting pair, One very inflated & with complex sulcus, the other quite elongated, with nearly straight sulcus...Philippines...$27/pair (1 pair available)
....20866...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....76 mm. F++. Globose!! Quite hump-backed (No, it doesn't sing)...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....22074...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....74 mm. F++. Quite freaky! with strange, wandering, split sulcus & an unusual callous covering the central labral teeth...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....22364...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....74 mm. F+. Bizzare injury freak, with a ridge that becomes a groove across the dorsum...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW....37596...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72.5 mm. F++. Totally typical mappa with very pale teeth & classic sulcus line...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....5082...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72.5 mm. F++ solid. Odd small dark patches of very early melanism-good study shell!...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW....37598...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72 mm. F++. Pretty pastel pink base on this specimen...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....28370...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72 mm. F++. Completely classic example of the mappa mappa form with nicely defined sulcus...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....23338...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72 mm. F++. Partly melanistic, with over-riding dark patches at anterior end & on apex...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....19698...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. Interesting example with the sulcus displaced almost to the labral margin!...Philippines...$11 (1 pair available)
....36655...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F+high. Delightful, rich purple based specimen with classic sulcus, but a few small dorsal blisters...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....32635...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. With mild melanism partly obscuring the sulcus...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....32636...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. Totally unique example has ridge across the dorsum & sulcus that looks like a spalsh of milk caught on high speed film!...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....32638...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. Classic example of the pretty, pink based colour form...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....32573...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. Mild-mannered minimally melanistic mappa. With black apical spot, several melanistic patches along the sulcus & a tan base with large brown spot on the columellar side...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28407...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....69 mm. F++. Delightful blush pink base...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....18814...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....68.5 mm. F++. A freaky little specimen! Interupted sulcus, disrupted pattern on one side & a base with a large blotch & no orange on the teeth...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW....37599...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....68 mm. F++. Entire shell has a pastel purple-pink overcast...Philippines...$24 (1 available)
....33424...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....67, 68 mm. F+ high. Mid-sized examples with light pink base. A couple of small dorsal irregularities...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....34700...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....67 mm. F+ high. Melanism virtually obscures the typical mappa sulcus...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....33425...(1)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....66 mm. F++. Partial melanism, with pattern over-printing on much of the dorsum...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....23334...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....66 mm. F++. Good globose shape, with dorsum splendidly overcasted: quite different!...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....17690...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....63 mm. F++. STRANGE! The margins are dotted like fm geographica, yet this is still the nominate form...Philippines....$20 (1 available)
....32644...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....62 mm. F++. Cute spots, and a well repaired dorsal injury has resulted in a flattened labral side & an elongated profile...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....24843...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....61 mm. F++. Space saver specimen! Perfect typical mappa....Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....19114...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....60 mm. F++. With Definitely Melanistic side patches, obscured sulcus, & lovely purple basal spot...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....36544...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....60 mm. F+. Wild injury/growth freak looks like it has a hernia on the dorsum!...Philippines...$12
....22080...(1pr)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....57 & 60 mm. F++. Semi-Dwarf pair, one with moderately degenerate dorsal pattern...Philippines...$18/pair (1 pair available)
....34728...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Delightful completely classic dwarf specimen, fully adult & with pink, callused base...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....32641...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Lightweight but adult dwarf...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....35575...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....53 mm. F++. Immaculate, heavily-spotted dwarf specimen......Philippines...$25 (1 available)
NEW....37641...(1)...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....80 mm. F++. Nice, big, globose example with orange teeth & classic sulcus...Tanzania...$25
NEW....37642...(1)...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....79 mm. F++. Good sized specimen with strong lateral spots...Tanzania...$22
NEW....37643...(1)...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....74 mm. F++. Highly inflated, nearly pyriform specimen, with strong spotting & sulcus partly obscured by a melanistic patch...Tanzania...$18
NEW....37644...(1)...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....74 mm. F++. Interesting example has degenerate, partly obscured sulcus...Tanzania...$16
...36645...(1)...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....72 mm. F++. Nice example has strong but slightly blurred marginal spots...Madagascar...$10
NEW....37645...(1pr)....Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....67 & 68 mm. F++. Unusual pair, both adult, but one shows superior sulcus, pattern & spot development...Tanzania...$30/pr.
SOLD...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....85, 86 mm. F+ high. Philippines. .retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....81 mm. F++. Philippines. .retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....57 mm. F++. Thailand. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....76 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933....67 mm. F+++. Absolutely classic dorsal pattern. This one could be photographed for a Cyp book as a perfect representative of the form...Tanzani. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea mappa fm. cf geographica Schilder & Schilder....48 mm. F+++. Fully adult dwarf with good, solid, heavy base...Sumatra. retained for photo
NEW....37600...(1)...Cypraea mappa rosea Gray, 1824....49 mm. F++. Dwarf specimen of this East African form once known as form alga, this one has distinctive bright orange-red teeth but no lilac basal blotch...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
...36652...(2)...Cypraea
margarita Dillwyn, 1817....15, 16 mm. F++. Smooth & globular,
with well beaked extremities...Philippines...$8
....37037...(1)...Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817....15 mm. Gem. Pale, nearly white example with well extended tips...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....36261...(4)...Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817....15 mm. F++. Pale, bulbous examples with great tips. No wasting away in Margaritaville here...Philippines...$10 (4 available)
....30436...(5)...Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1817....25 to 30 mm. F++. With nicely freckled dorsum & purple spotted lavender base...Djibouti...$12 (5 available)
....29562...(1pr)....Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1817....23 & 24 mm. F++. Light & dark colour phase pair of this pretty cowrie...Djibouti...$24/pair (1 pair available)
....36743...(1)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....17.5 mm. Gem. Big specimen of this tiny species...Philippines...$29 (1 available)
....32738...(7)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....13 to 15 mm. F++. Fresh, dark, fine speckled specimens. Now you'll need an Oliva to go with your martini!...Philippines...$15 firm (7 available)
....31092...(7)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....12 to 15 mm. F++. It's happy hour. Have a Martini! (see Olividae section for your olives)...Philippines...$30 (7 available)
....30725...(3)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....12 to 14 mm. F++. Fresh & mature, with brown teeth & fine speckles...Philippines...SPECIAL!!..$14 firm (3 available)
....31155...(2)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....14 mm. F++. Scarce species with extended tips & fine brown teeth...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....28777...(1)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....14 mm. F++. Now THIS is a my idea of a delicious martini!!...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....36471...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....96 mm. F+. Huge, massive & magnificently dark with distinctly spotted & unblemished dorsum, but we have had to almost invisibly repair minor shipping damage to one tip...Tanzania...$25 (1 available)
....36745...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....73 mm. F++. Great totally classic specimen with distinct spots, gray callused base & intact anterior tips...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32270...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....68 to 78 mm. F++. Delightful "Northern Boy" specimen with a pattern reminiscent of C. histrio....Taiwan...$7 (1 available)
....32647...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....53 mm. F++. Cute, typically patterned dwarf specimen...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....32654...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....67 mm. F++. Good, dark, fairly typically patterned specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31873...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....70 mm. F++. Good typical specimen, though from an unusual locality...Taiwan...$4 (1 available)
....30334...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....72 mm. F++. Heavy based typical specimen...Kenya...$6 (1 available)
....23693...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....60 mm. F++. Dark & size challenged (Ross says not to call anything "small" [my assistant sometimes thinks he is funny...]...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....24471...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Dark, clear, dorsal pattern with wide, heavy base...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....16639...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....76 mm. F++. Distinctily melanistic, quite dark...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....29535...(1pr)....Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....68 & 71 mm. F+ high. Both fully adult, solid, heavy based examples, one with great , well defined pattern the other with degenerate or retained juvenile pattern...Philippines...$9/pair (1 pair available)
....28371...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....85 mm. F+ nicely. Though perhaps fresh dead, this big specimen shows strong melanism with "double struck" dorsal pattern...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....19551...(2)...Cypraea microdon Gray, 1826....8 mm. F++. "Micro" indeed, but pretty cool for a little guy, with nice little purple end spots...Solomon Islands...$4 (2 available)
....30996...(3prs)....Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....31 to 35 mm. F+++. Colour pairs, one with greenish background, the other mustard yellow, covered in fine spots...Philippines...$5/pair (3 pairs available)
....30997...(4prs)....Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....36 to 40 mm. F+++. Nice large examples with lots of fine spots...Philippines...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....34602...(10)...Cypraea milliaris - forma?? Linne, 1758....35 to 45 mm. F++. Interesting deep water form with different spot pattern & reduced markings on the terminals, and coarser, less regular teeth...South China Sea...$6 (10 available)
....32584...(3)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....45 to 49 mm. F++. Jumbo specimens, white spotted on shades of mustard...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....32562...(9)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....23 to 26 mm. F++. Delightful dwarves! Don't be Bashful, buy one & you'll be Happy, don't & you might be Grumpy...Philippines...$4 (9 available)
....28083...(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....39 mm. F++. Large, typically white speckled specimen...India...$5 (1 available)
....18561...(2)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....35 to 37 mm. F++/G. Nice normal greenish-tan with pale spots...Australia...$3 (2 available)
....30998...(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....47 mm. F++. Jumbo specimen!!..Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....32001...(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....40 mm. F+ high. Serious dorsal injury freak with mishapen back & split sulcus pattern...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36756...(2)...Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901....11, 13 mm. F++. Big specimens of this tiny cowrie...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....37481...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....26 mm. F+. Sulfur yellow injury freak has generated a heavy, rostrate bassal callus...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)
....37479...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....22 mm. F+. Oddly "squashed" freak form...Tanzania...$6 (1 available)
....36414...(1set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....15 to 26 mm. F++. Fascinating 12 piece study set of assorted structural freaks too diverse to descibe...Philippines...$35/set (1 set available)
....35525...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....14 mm. F++. Fully adult, well calloused absolutely cutest semi-dwarf (or is that just "small"?? You say potayto i say potahto...)...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34686...(1set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758 (#55 & 57)....20, 24 mm. F+. Interesting trio, one typically yellow with heavily callused base, one white with greenish, slightly flattened dorsum & one elongate & somewhat hump-backed...Philippines...$9/set (1 set available)
....30729...(1)...Cypraea moneta freak....20 mm. F+. With dorsal hump so large that from one side it looks like a tiny C. hesitata howelli!...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....33427...(1)....Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....23 mm. F++. Bright mustard yellow with heavily callused base...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32632...(1pr)....Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....16 mm. F+. Dwarf freaky pair, one pastel yellow, one mis-shapen & greenish...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....32564...(1set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....21 to 33 mm. F+/F++. Great 6 piece variation/freak set, with a nice large, typical example & a range of other dorsal colours & rostratism...Philippines...$29/set (1 set available)
....30727...(1pr)....Cypraea moneta freaks....19 & 22 mm. F+. Neat pair of ridge-backed freak forms, one resembles a Marginella & one a Cyphoma...Philippines...$17/pair (1 pair available)
....29052..(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....17 mm. F++. Wildly freaky specimen, flattened, toothless & with wide open grin...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....29344...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....22 mm. F+. Twisted toothless freak! Odd dorsal stain & complete lack of teeth, almost looks like Ovulidae...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....29345...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....19 mm. F+. With 3 greenish bands (like icterina form) & truly bizarre reflected lip callus...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....24450...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....31 mm. F++. Greenish yellow backs & heavy marginal callus on these large examples...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....23428...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....21 to 23 mm. F++. Super-bright sulfur yellow!...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....20640...(3sets)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758...18 to 26 mm. F++/Gem. Nice 5 piece sets show a range of colours, shapes & dorsal bands. Good display of variability...Transkei...$7 (3 sets available)
....20641...(15)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758...18 to 26 mm. F++/Gem. Good singles from this unusual locality...Transkei (S. Africa)...$3 for 3 of them...(15 available)
....15696...(1set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....18 - 25 mm. F++. NICE set! Greenish with blue stripes...Philippines...$10/set (1 set available)
....20227...(3)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F+. Unusual colour! Yellowish green with blue-gray bands...Sri Lanka...$4 (3 available)
....22197...(1)...Cypraea moneta fm. icterina Lamarck, 1810....36.5 mm. F+. Widely-grinning freak: large and sassy!! A good one...India...$11 (1 available)
....34356...(3)...Cypraea moneta fm. icterina Lamarck, 1810....35 to 36 mm. F++. Neat form, large & with thick marginal calluses, pastel yellow with greenish blue dorsal bands...Tanzania...$5 (3 available)
....23059...(3)...Cypraea moneta icterina Lamark, 1810....33 - 35 mm. F++ solid to Gem. Great size, splendid examples of this distinct form of shell money!!....Zanzibar...$7 (3 available)
....4011...(1)...Cypraea moneta icterina Lamark, 1810....22 mm. Gem. Snow white with greenish banded dorsum...Japan...$6 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea mus Linne, 1758....41 mm. F++. Venezuela. retained for photo
....35785...(1)...Cypraea mus donmoorei Petuch, 1979....55 mm. F++. Big, fully formed & developed specimen with classic pattern...Venezuela...$60 (1 available)
....36135...(4)...Cypraea nivosa Broderip. 1827....40 to 45 mm. F+++. Nice nivosas! clearly spotted & coloured like a new fawn...Thailand...$25 (4 available)
....SOLD...Cypraea nivosa Broderip. 1827....57 mm. F++. Thailand. retained for photo
....28911...(1)...Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827....48, 49 mm. F++. Fine, chubby specimen of this former rarity...Thailand...$20 (1 available)
...36650...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....26.5 mm. F++. Large, fat, creamy white specimen...Indonesia...$8
....36256...(1set)....Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....20 to 22 mm. F++. Fantastic 3 piece colour variation set: one greenish-gray, one tan & one pure white albino...Philippines....$9/set (1 set available)
....35966...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Honkin' big specimen - actually quite impressive...Hawaii...$11 (1 available)
....33691...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....23 mm. F++. Good sized, fully adult example...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1819....22 to 23 mm. Gem. Looks like C. annulus with a swollen alergic histamine reaction...Polynesia...retained for photo
....27537...(1)...Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1819....17 to 18 mm. Gem. Like an overinflated C. annulus...Polynesia...$3 (1 available)
....33428...(1)....Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....41 mm. F++. Good sized typical specimen...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....32579...(2)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....45 to 48 mm. F++. Good, big examples with white dorsal glaze & dark brown base...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....32566...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Dwarf specimen with totally adult dorsal pattern & dark, fully toothed base...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27539...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....37 mm. F++. Brown base with contrasting cream coloured dorsal callus...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22802...(1set)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....38 to 40 mm. F++. 3 piece set, all mature, showing development of full lateral to dorsal callous...Philippines...7/set (1 set available)
....22803...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....31 mm. F++. Fully adult dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....33115...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....46 mm. F+ high. Huge example with unusual "clouding" on dorsum, though with a touch of discolouration on the base...Thailand...$10 (1 available)
....33116...(4)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....40 to 44 mm. F+ high/F++. Good sized specimens. Supplier seems to think they may be an unnamed local form...Thailand...$6 (4 available)
....33117...(4)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....33 to 38 mm. F+ high. Smaller examples of what our supplier calls the Pattani form. (I think he's a splitter!)...Thailand...$4 (4 available)
....33118...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....26 mm. F++. Fully adult dwarf specimen...$7 (1 available)
....25839...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....40 to 42 mm. F++. Rich, deep red-brown throughout...Tanzania...$6 (1 available)
....34427...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....29 to 33 mm. F++. Fresh, dark brown examples of this scarce dwarf form...Thailand...$7 (2 available)
....33982...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....33 mm. F++. With black base & coffee brown dorsum. Rare in this locality...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
....34024...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42, 47 mm. F++. Unusual locality, from deep water off Sumatra...Indonesia...$9 (1 available)
....30331..(1)....Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....43 mm. F++. Dark chocolate brown...Kenya...$5 (1 available
....31787...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....48 mm. F+. Large & dark, but with a few dorsal growth lines...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....31875...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42 mm. F+ high. Rich brown but with some blistering of the dorsum...Tanzania...$6 (2 available)
....23562...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42 to 44 mm. F++. Solid chocolate brown...Zanzibar...$6 (2 available)
....23563...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....35 to 36 mm. F++. Possibly semi-dwarf. smaller than any listed...Zanzibar...$5 (2 available)
....33120...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....28 mm. F++. Semi-warf specimen of this dark colour form...$7 (1 available)
....6348.....(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamark, 1810....39, 40 mm. F++. Well-adusted! Good and dark..Zanzibar..$4 (1 available)
....5069....(1)...Cypraea onyx succincta Linne, 1758....37 - 40 mm. gem-. To be succinct - nice..India...$4 (1 available)
....32629...(1)...Cypraea ovum Gmelin, 1791....32 mm. F++. Large, fresh & dark...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....18566...(1)...Cypraea ovum chrysostoma Schilder, 1927....24 to 27 mm. F+++/G. With orange teeth...Papua New Guinea...$4 (1 available)
....23566...(2)...Cypraea ovum chrysostoma Schilder, 1927....22 to 24 mm. Gem. Fresh, dark specimens with pastel pink base & deep orange teeth...Solomon Is...$4 (2 available)
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....33958...(12)...Cypraea pallida Gray, 1824....23 to 27 mm. F++. Fully adult & decent sized specimens with light or absent dorsal blotch...Thailand...$3 each, or $5 for a pair (12 available)
....36739...(1)...Cypraea pallidula Gaskoin, 1849....20 mm. F++. ...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....30342...(1)...Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786....66 mm. Gem-. Lovely golden-brown toasted dorsum. Solid & heavy...Red Sea...$18 (1 available)
....31879...(6)...Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786....61 to 65 mm. F++. Prettily speckled specimens...Ethiopia...$10 (6 available)
....29564...(1)...Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786....70, 74 mm. F+++. Luscious, rich brown "toasted" semi-melanistic colour form...Djibouti...$30 (1 available)
....29556...(1)...Cypraea pantherina var. catulus Schilder, 1924....82 mm. F++. This species is believed by some to be a hybrid, with the elongate shape of pantherina & the larger black spotting of tigris...Djibouti...$135 (1 available)
....36759...(1)...Cypraea poraria Linne, 1758....16.5 mm. Gem. Fresh, super dark example with bright lilac base!...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36570...(1)...Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846....18 mm. F++. Large for the species, well flecked with tan on cream...Australia...$18
....36571...(2)...Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846....16.5 mm. F++. Scarce wee Aussis with 3 rows of fine tan specks...Australia...$15
....36735...(1)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....30 mm. Gem. Great fully developed example with neat square dorsal blotch...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....23694...(5)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....23 to 26 mm. F++. Brown banded back & columellar teeth...Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....33361...(1)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....30 mm. F+. Nicely swollen specimen with pale dorsum & tan teeth...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....32567...(1)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....24 mm. F++. Interesting dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
NEW....37601...(1)...Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791....35 mm. F++. Glorious example with bright orange base...Greece...$5 (1 available)
....28409...(1set)...Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791....32, 33 & 35 mm. F+ to F++. 3 piece set shows developemental stages of basal callus & dorsal pattern...Italy...$15/set. (1 set available)
....30554...(1)...Cypraea pyrum angelicae Clover, 1974....25 mm. F++. Dwarf, yet highly inflated form...Gabon...$50 (1 available)
....23571...(1)...Cypraea pyrum petitiana Crosse, 1872....20 to 21 mm. Gem. Dwarf form with pastel calloused base...Senegal...$9 (1 available)
....36744...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....30 mm. F++. Good example with long brown teeth...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....33471...(1set)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....25 to 34 mm. F++. 5 piece set covers the range of sizes, dorsal patterns & brown columellar tooth length...Taiwan...$44/set (1 set available)
....33987...(6)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....37 to 40 mm. F++. Well matured examples with long brown basal teeth...Thailand...SUPERSPECIAL...$10 (6 available)
....31880...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....42 mm. F+++. Big, prime specimen with strong brown teeth & dark dorsal blotch...Taiwan...$20 (1 available)
....33360...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....40 mm. F++. Huge, fully adult specimen with strong brown teeth & dorsal blotches...Taiwan...$20 (1 available)
....31701...(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....34, 35 mm. F+++. Fresh, fully developed specimens with strong brown dorsal blotch and long brown teeth...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....31447...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....23 mm. F++. Fully adult example at a kiddie-meal price...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....31881...(1pr)....Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....36 & 40 mm. F++. Comparison pair, one with minimal dorsal spotting, the other with lots of dark brown markings...Taiwan...$28/pair (1 pair available)
....32271...(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....35, 36 mm. F++. Nicely mature, with well spotted lateral callus & strong dorsal blotches...Taiwan...$12 (2 available)
....29346...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....41 mm. F++. Large, premium specimen with dark brown dorsal blotch & long teeth...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....26129...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....47 mm. F++. Jumbo example, well matured & hopefully bigger than any you have already...South China Sea...$42 (1 available)
....26127...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....46 mm. F++. Big guys, with dark brown columellar & labral teeth...South China Sea...$35 (1 available)
....26130...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....45 mm. F++. Almost rostrate, with elongated syphonal canal & extended labral callous..South China Sea..$33 (1 available)
....26131...(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....40 to 43 mm. F++. Delightful specimens, with brown tips & basal teeth...South China Sea..$20 (2 available)
....25692...(5prs)....Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....29 to 33 mm. F++. High-contrast pairs of this attractive species - for the price of one!!...India...$11/pair (5 pairs available)
....22780...(3)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....33 to 38 mm. F++. Nicely spotted & with long brown teeth...India...$10 (3 available)
....22177A..(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....37, 38 mm. F+++. BIG!!...India...$13 (2 available)
....22177...(3)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....34 to 36 mm. F++ to Gem. Fresh, large & fat, with bold brown teeth & dorsal blotch...India...$10 (3 available)
....23573...(4)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....30 to 34 mm. F++. Striking brown basal teeth...Taiwan...$25 (4 available)
....32187...(1)...Cypraea pulchella pericalles Melvill & Standen, 1904....32 mm. F++. With reduced brown dorsal spot...India...$12 (1 available)
....5062...(1)...Cypraea pulchella pericalles Melvil and Standen, 1904....30+ mm. F++. Almost adult, children's prices (older juveniles)..India...$2 (1 available)
....5534...(1)...Cypraea pyrum petitiana Crosse, 1872....20 to 21 mm. Gem. Dwarf form with pastel calloused base...Senegal...$10 (1 available)
....32422...(1)...Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824....24 mm. F++. Fully adult, with gray back & 2 black spots at each end...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37158...(1)...Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824....22 mm. F+ high. Good example with 2 distinct spots at each end...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37411...(1)...Cypraea rabaulensis Schilder, 1964....17.5 mm. F++. Pinkish-tan with 3 thin brown spiral lines & brown spotted cream coloured lip...Philippines...$65 (1 available)
....27443...(1)...Cypraea reevei Sowerby, 1832....28 mm. F+. Starter specimen, slightly juvenile with dorsal scar...Australia...$15 (1 available)
NEW....37557...(+)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....24 - 26 mm. F++. Nicely mature, spotted & speckled specimens of this regional endemic...Panama...$3 (lots available)
SOLD....Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....19 to 20 mm. F++. Costa Rica. retained for photo
....32942...(3)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....26 to 28 mm. F++. Good specimens, on the large side for this species...Peru...$5 (3 available)
....31702...(1)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....26 to 28 mm. F+++. Chubby, broad based specimens. You've got to have one of these, especially if your name is Roberts...Panama...$5 (1 available)
....31703...(1)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....22 mm. F++. Slightly small but fully adult example...Panama...$3 (1 available)
....32100...(4prs)....Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....22 to 25 mm. F++. Delightful examples, paired for your enjoyment...Panama...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....32101...(1pr)....Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....24 & 25 mm. F++. Light & dark sided pair. (Luke, I am your father!)...Panama...$5/pair (1 pair available)
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....30949...(1)...Cypraea sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791....18 mm. F++. With purple spotted tips & outer lip...Senegal...$14 (1 available)
....36057...(1)....Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....26 mm. F++. Large for the species, with one big brown dorsal spot...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....33501...(1pr)....Cypraea saulae forms Gaskoin, 1843....20 & 28 mm. F++. Neat pair! 2 local forms of this variable & often split species: C. saulae visayensis Massilia, 1978 & C saulae siasiensis Cate, 1960...Philippines...$27/pair (1 pair available)
....30999...(7)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....21 to 24 mm. F++. Sweet & saucy saulaes, marginally spotted & dorsally blotched...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$13 firm. (7 available)
....32350...(6)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....22 to 25 mm. F++. Fresh & shiny, with compact dorsal blotch...Philippines...$11 (6 available)
....31000...(2)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....26, 27 mm. F++. Big, boldly spotted specimens...Philippines...$20 (2 available)
....31088...(1)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....20 mm. F++. With bold brown dorsal blotch & fine peripheral spots...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31704...(14)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....23 to 27 mm. F++/Gem. Lots of BIG, prime, nicely spotted specimens...Philippines...SPECIAL!!!...$10 each or $22 for a delightful set of 3 (14 available)
....29349...(1)...Cypraea cf. saulae Gaskoin, 1843....19 mm. F++. Creamy tan with just a thin wisp of a brown dorsal spot...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....17430...(1)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....22 mm. Gem. Creamy background with brown spots. lovely specimen...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....22090...(2)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....18 to 19 mm. Gem. Great examples at a good price...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....36753...(1)...Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate, 1960....24 mm. Gem. With single compact dorsal spot...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....35526...(1)...Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate, 1960....22 mm. F++. Delightful regional form, with one compact central dorsal blotch...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....37417...(1)...Cypraea saulae fm. siasiensis Cate, 1960....19 mm. F++. Smaller local form with one squarish dorsal blotch & fine lateral specks on ivory white...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....35407...(1)...Cypraea saulae fm visayensis Massilia, 1978....27 mm. F++. Good, big, ivory white with 2 brown dorsal spots...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....36749...(1)...Cypraea saulae visayensis Massilia, 1978....21.5 mm. F++. The typical Philippine form, with 2 distinct nearly round dorsal spots...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33882...(3)...Cypraea saulae fm. visayensis Massilia, 1978....21 to 25 mm. F++. Nice specimens of the Masbate Island form (ok, call me on this if I'm splitting....) with clearly deliniated, single spot...Philippines...$10 (3 available)
....30077...(2)...Cypraea saulae visayensis Massilia, 1978....22 to 25 mm. F++. With large, dark, multiple dorsal spots...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....27857...(4)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....37 to 46 mm. F++. Fresh, dark specimens, blue-gray with brown reticulation...Tanzania...$5 (4 available)
....34158...(3)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44 to 47 mm. F++. Big, fat examples, fully adult, with lots of fine brown teeth...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
....32575...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44 mm. F++. Nice sized, fairly typically spotted specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32421...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....43 mm. F++. Good size for the species & with paler than average dorsal pattern...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....20605...(3)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....33 to 35 mm. F++. Fresh, dark East African singles...Zanzibar...$3 (3 available)
....18852...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....40 mm. F++. Large & dark, with basal blotches & crowded dorsal spots...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....29570...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44 mm. F++. With oddly degenerate dorsal pattern similar to arabica...Djibouti...$7 (1 available)
....20868...(1pr)....Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....41 mm. F+++. Extreme pair. One with reduced lateral spots & a blue back, the other typically side spotted but with reduced dorsal pattern...Zanzibar...$9/pair (1 pair available)
....23577...(2)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....40 to 44 mm. Gem. Great specimens! Strong dorsal patterns & purple-gray spotted margins...Solomon Is...$6 (2 available)
....22211...(9sets)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....33 to 40 mm. F+++. High contrast sets of three....Zanzibar...$9/3-set (9 sets available)
....18571...(3)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....35 to 42 mm. F++. Nice, clearly spotted examples...Solomon Islands...$4 (3 available)
....5603...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....37 - 40 mm. F++. Classic...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....5603A...(2sets)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....37 - 39 mm. F++. High-contrast set of 3...Philippines...$11/set (2 sets available)
....18853...(3)...Cypraea scurra scurra Gmelin, 1791....36 to 39 mm. F++. Rich blue-gray with brown reticulate pattern & teeth. Nice specimens!...Zanzibar...$3 (3 available)
....35978...(2)...Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845....13 to 15 mm. Gem. Shiny lava black with tiny ash gray speckles & orange lip teeth...Hawaii...$36 (2 available)
SOLD....Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845....16 mm. Gem. Hawaii. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....39 mm. F++. California. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....40 mm. F++. California. retained for photo
....26121...(2)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....47 to 49 mm. F++. Fresh, dark, good sized singles...California...$6 (2 available)
....31705...(1)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....39 to 47 mm. F++. Fresh specimens of this Californian Cowrie with rich brown backs & pure white bases...California...$6 (1 available)
....37244...(1)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....26.5 mm. Gem. Huge for the species, glossy white with pastel yellow dorsal speckling...Florida...$35 (1 available)
....24038...(2)...Cypraea spurca Linne, 1758....21, 22 mm. F++. Nice, clean specimens with fine, dense dorsal spotting...Canary Islands...$5 (2 available)
...36651...(1)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....19 mm. F++. Pastel yellow speckled dorsum & fully thickened white basal callus...Puerto Rico...$7 (1 available)
....31885...(1set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....16 to 25 mm. F++. Special 6 piece growth study, all fully adult...Florida...$20/set (1 set available)
....31936...(1set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....18, 20 & 23 mm. F+/F++. Neat little 3 piece series from early tooth stage to full, heavy based maturity...Puerto Rico...$10/set (1 set available)
....30730...(2)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....17, 21 mm. F++. Fully mature, with solid, wide white base...Guadeloupe...$9 (2 available)
....24338...(6prs)....Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....15 to 22 mm. F++ to Gem. Excellent pairs of contrasting specimens...Curacao...$8/pair (6 pairs available)
....2904...(1set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....14.5-22 mm. F++ to Gem. Excellent set of 6, for study or display. ...Honduras...$20/set of 6 (1 set available)
....36742...(1)...Cypraea staphylaea descripta Iredale, 1955....16 mm. F++. Smoother, paler & more inflated than the typical form...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34242...(2)...Cypraea staphylaea Linne, 1758....11, 12 mm. F+. Dwarfish examples, palest gray & finely pustulose, with orange tips...New Guinea...$3 (2 available)
....35913...(1pr)....Cypraea staphylaea fm. laevigata Dautzenberg, 1932....25 mm. F+/F++. Developmental pair, one fully formed, the other with fully formed base but lacking full dorsal spotting...India...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....23437...(4)...Cypraea staphylaea fm. laevigata Dautzenberg, 1932....15 to 19 mm. F+++. Good examples of this African form..Zanzibar...$5 (4 available)
....31941...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....80 mm. F+. Good sized specimen with very dark, even lightly melanistic dorsum & tan base...Senegal...$18 (1 available)
....31944...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....86 mm. F+ high. Large & well developed, with dark base & freaky whitish clouding covering over 3/4 of the dorsum...Senegal...$40 (1 available)
....31945...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....85 mm. F+ high. Excellent freak example, with opaque dorsal clouding a-la-griseoformis...Senegal...$55 (1 available)
....25769...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....79 mm. F+ high. FREAK!! Dorsum coated with a gray-green glaze. Naturally healed slight damage...Senegal...$40 (1 available)
....36750...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....27 mm. F++. Nice large example with big, square dorsal blotch...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....19561...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....25 to 28 mm. F++/Gem. Big, bold, brown squares blotches on backs...Solomon Islands...$5 (1 available)
....30951...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....30 mm. F++. Very pale blueish-white dorsum with clear & dark brown spot...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36426...(1)....Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....25 mm. F+++. Fully mature specimen with well developed teeth covering much of the base...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35069...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....29 mm. F++. Great specimen with big, square dorsal blotch...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31087...(2)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....21, 25 mm. F++. Cute examples, fully adult & typically patterned...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....31853...(3)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....26 mm. F++. Fine typical examples...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....29053...(2)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....26, 29 mm. F++. Nice specimens of the nominate form...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....34164...(1)....Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....23 mm. F++. Just one large dorsal spot...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....35408...(1)...Cypraea stolida fm crossei Marie, 1869....27 mm. F++. Thin lines connect 4 corners of the dorsal square to blotches at the margins......New Caladonia...$25 (1 available)
....34358...(1)...Cypraea stolida fm. crossei Marie, 1869....22 mm. F+++. Fully mature, completely "classic" example of this form - nice!...New Caledonia...$28 (1 available)
....20869...(1)....Cypraea stolida form crossei Marie, 1869....24 mm. F+++. Blue-gray back with dark, double square dorsal spot...New Caladonia...$20 (1 available)
....35980...(1)...Cypraea stolida kwajalienensis Martin & Senders, 1983....26 mm. F++. Size BIGGIE specimen of this well patterned form...Kwajalien...$160 or best offer (1 available)
....33126...(1)...Cypraea stolida rufodentata Biraghi, 1976....21, 22 mm. F++. Neat, square blotched typical dorsum, with reddish brown teeth...Thailand...$15 (1 available)
....30858...(2)...Cypraea cf. subteres Weinkauff, 1881....27, 28 mm. F++. Cream-gray with 3 bands of tan markings, sunken apex & faintly rostrate posterior end. Scarce polynesian species...Hawaii...$85 (2 available)
....16572...(1)...Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835....25, 32 mm. F++. Lovely pastel blueish-green with brown dorsal mark...Indonesia...$3 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1855....23 to 24 mm. F++. Australia. retained for photo
....37478...(+)...Cypraea succincta adusta Lamarck, 1810....37 to 44 mm. F++/Gem. Fresh, shiny chocolate brown examples of this East African form...Tanzania...$6 (lots available)
SOLD...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824....33 mm. Gem. Hawaii. ..retained for photo
....35982...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....45 mm. F++. Jumbo example, dark & inflated& as large as any listed...Hawaii...$38 (1 available)
....35983...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....40 mm. F++. Good, big, lightly banded & well callused specimen...Hawaii...$27 (1 available)
....35984...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....32 mm. F++. Fine, fully adult & well inflated example...Hawaii...$15 (1 available)
....36216...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....92 mm. F++. King of the Mole People! Truly huge for the species, a real showcase piece...Philippines....$25 (1 available)
....37103...(2)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....81 mm. F++. Terrific, toasted, titanic talpa...Tanzania...$22 (1 available)
....37104...(3)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....71 to 73 mm. F++. Big, black based & brown banded beauties...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
....36217...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....68 mm. F++. NICE!!! Unusually dark example with wider than normal dorsal banding...Philippines....$20 (1 available)
....37105...(4)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....66 to 67 mm. F++. Good sized specimens with super dark banding, almost like C. adusta...Tanzania...$10 (1 available)
....36636...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....65 mm. F+. Thoroughly toasted talpa! Extra dark specimen with the pale dorsal bands reduced to three narrow paler lines...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....36758...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....62.5 mm. Gem. Glorious darker than average example...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36534...(2)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....61, 64 mm. F++. Typically sized but much more heavily banded & darker than usual. These moles are definitely on the dark dark side...Tanzania...$9
....29852...(1pr)....Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....59 mm. F++. Interesting pair showing different shades of dorsal banding...Philippines...$4/pair (1 pair available)
....34748...(2)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....82 mm. F++. Totally titannic talpas! Huge examples with black base & dark brown dorsal banding...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....32645...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....67 mm. F+. Injury has produced a white scar across the dorsum & deformities to the base...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....19820...(1set)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....71 to 77 mm. F+ high: not bad! 3 Big, increasingly dark banded specimens, the darkest one is nearly black with 3 tan lines!...Philippines...$16 (1 set available)
....30559...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....54 mm. F++. Smallish specimen with rich brown base & dorsal bands...Solomon Islands...$3 (1 available)
....31789...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....49 & 50 mm. Gem. Dwarf population, with super dark bases & nicely banded backs...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....28195...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....69 mm. F++. Fully developed example of the light colour phase...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28196...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....51 mm. F++. Dark dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29347...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++. Unusual pattern of dorsal axial stripes...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....29576...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....49 mm. F++. Tiny toasty talpa! Dwarfish, with Black base & rich brown dorsal bands...Djibouti...$5 (1 available)
....27103...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....89 mm. F++. Interesting monster specimen with a partly interrupted dorsal pattern oddity...Tanzania...$25 (1 available)
....24178...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....93 mm. F+ high. Monster mole!!! Quite attractive, with just a couple of unobtrusive mends...Zanzibar...$39 (1 available)
....19818...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....78 mm. F+ high. BIG! Larger than average, with nice dorsal banding...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36032...(1)....Cypraea cf. teres Gmelin, 1791....20 mm. F++. Interesting dwarf specimen with a big central spot reminiscent of C. saulae...Philippines...$10 (1 available
....32627...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....35, 37 mm. F++. Nice big examples with strong brown dorsal blotch...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28194...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....31 mm. F++. A rare olive-green!!! ...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....28661...(1)...Cypraea cf. teres Gmelin, 1791....12 mm. F++. Dwarf form or another species, you decide...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....27549...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....35 mm. F++. Elongated, with diffuse brown dorsal spot... New Caledonia...$6 (1 available)
....18857...(1pr).....Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....28 to 35 mm. F++. Light blue-gray with broken brown band & dark gray lip spots. Good specimens of the African form...Zanzibar...$4/pair (2 pair available)
....12640...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791...24 mm. Gem. Gray with brown dorsal splotch...Hawaii...$3 (1 available)
....23588...(3)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1781....24 to 27 mm. Gem. Prime, shiny typical form examples...Solomon Is...$3 (3 available)
....31888...(1set)....Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....32 to 34 mm. F++. Good little set of 3, showing variations of dorsal brown markings...Philippines...$10/set (1 set available)
....35976...(1pr)....Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....29 mm. F+++. Nice pair of typical examples, showing variability of dorsal bands & spots...Hawaii...$20/pair (1 pair available)
....35977...(4)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....34 to 36 mm. F+++. Big examples of the form...Hawaii...$15 (4 available)
....24733...(1set)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....28 to 29 mm. Gem. Beautiful sets of three. ..Zanzibar...$20 (1 set available)
....31939...(1)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....23 mm. F++. Nice Hawaiian specimen...Hawaii...$12 (1 available)
....23442...(1)...Cypraea teres pelucens Gmelin, 1791....30 to 32 mm. F+++. Purple-black marginal spots offset the brown & blue-gray backs. Possibly an African form...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....6319...(2)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....27 - 28 mm. Gem. Normals....Zanzibar..$8 (2 available)
....30954...(1)...Cypraea teres teres Gmelin, 1791....27 mm. F++. With brown dorsal mottling arranged into 3 bands...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....34730...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....32 mm. F++. With thickened, black spotted labral callus...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822....31 to 32 mm. F+. Hawaii. retained for photo
....36559...(2)...Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822....31, 32 mm. F+. Decent but fresh dead starter specimens of this scarce endemic species...Hawaii...$20 (2 available)
NEW....37591...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....94 mm. F+ high. Interesting specimen, a bit less than average size, posssibly due to a well healed thumbprint sized & shaped dorsal dent...ex col...$7 (1 available)
....37101...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....125 mm. F++. Big, beautiful, dark mottled specimen...Tanzania...$32 (1 available)
....36405...(1)....Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....125 mm. F+++. Large, lovely example, rich brown blotched & so covered in fine white specks it looks a bit like the Milky Way...Tanzania...$25 (1 available)
....37102...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....123.5 mm. F++. Nice, large, well inflated, typically patterned premium example...Tanzania...$30 (1 available)
....35729...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....127 mm. F++. Glorious typically patterned jumbo specimen......Philippines...$20 (1 available) (Oversize)
....34760...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....118 mm. F++. Good sized typically patterned prime specimen...Philippines...$23 (1 available)
....23486..(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....127 mm. F+/F++. Huge, fresh & shiny, but with a few pits on the dorsal midline...Zanzibar...$30 Oversize (1 available)
....5018....(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....116 mm. F++. Good large example...Philippines..$10 (1 available)
....29054...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....95 mm. F. Supplied as a "Argus devoid of spots", its really an interesting sub-adult testudinaria, showing a lightly banded pale tan background colour before it develops the dark brown spotting...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....35730...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....117 mm. F++. Beautiful classic example of this big, heavy, dark patterned Cowrie......Philippines...$18 (1 available) (Oversize)
....34702...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758 (#72b)....125 mm F++. Huge, inflated specimen with typically spotted & "salted" dorsum & "bronzed" base...Philippines...$30 oversize cyps. (1 available)
....30070...(1pr)....Cypraea testudinaria Linne.1758....112 & 116 mm. F++. Ross said "make these a pair." Shows nice variation of dorsal blotching...Philippines...$29/pair (1 pair available)
....30503...(2)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....111, 106 mm. F++. Get one of these terrific tortoises before they crawl away...Indonesia...$7 (2 available)
....31889...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....85 mm. F++. Almost a dwarf for this species! Solid & heavy base...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....29533...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....116 mm. F++. Big, dark brown & well developed specimen with so much of the characteristic white speckling, it looks like a chocolate donut coated in sugar!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....18329...(1)...Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....118 mm. F++. Good sized typical specimen...Philippines...$15 ( (1 available)1 available)
....37469...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....117 mm. F++. Nice pattern & strong sulcus on this BIG beauty...Tanzania...$43 (1 available)
....37470...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....112 mm. F++. Delightful large example, solid, well spotted & heavy...Tanzania...$35 (1 available)
....37471...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....114 mm. F+. Massively callus based specimen (some might even say rostrate!) with partial dorsal glaze from early "potatoism"...Tanzania...$65 (1 available)
....36616...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....120 mm. F++. Totally typical yet absolutely huge specimen. May be the schilderiana form, for which Rice has one West African listing of 119 mm. for $220!...Tanzania...$200 (1 available)
....36492...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....120 mm. F++. Huge, typically patterned, fat, fully mature & heavy. Rarely available this big...Tanzania...$70
....36752...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....92 mm. Gem. Wild pattern freak could be called form schizophrenia for its split personality! One side of the sulcus fairly normal tigris spot pattern, the other side of the sulcus fairly typical pardalis pattern of smaller, lighter brown spots on a paler dorsum. Surely unique & very strange!...Philippines...$45 (1 available)
....37098...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....91 mm. F+. Freak of the "potato" variety, with heavy whitish dorsal callus...Tanzania...$22 (1 available)
....36748...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....49.5 mm. F++. True dwarf specimen, fully adult with typical pattern. Candidate for the lolipop guild...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....36535...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....88 mm. F+ (freak) Massive, heavily callused & overglazed freak specimen sometimes referred to as a "potato cowrie"...Tanzania...$29
....36218...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....80 mm. F+. Bizarre injury freak with grooved aperture, dorsal ridge & scrambled pattern!...Philippines....$25 (1 available)
....36219...(1pr)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Cute light & dark extreme pattern dwarf pair...Philippines....$20/pair (1 pair available)
....35731...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....112 mm. F++. Huge example of the uncommon yellow form. Reminds me of leopard prints!......Philippines...$85 (1 available) (Oversize)
....34744...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758 (D6)....49 mm. F++. Beautiful black-sulcus true dwarf specimen (not an injury freak)...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....35576...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++. Heavy, fully adult, truly dwarf example, unmistakably tigris......Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....35665...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....60 mm. F++. Nice semi-dwarf with yellow dorsum & black spots (more like a leopard than a tiger, really!)......Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....35409...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....71 mm. F++. Freak! Dorsal injury resulted in large semi-circular "bite" from the labral side......Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....33995...(5)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....80 to 82 mm. F++. Big, dark heavy adult examples, nothing special, just the quintescence of tigris...Thailand...$4 (5 available)
....32657...(3)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....55 to 59 mm. F++. Great miniature examples, dark spotted & heavy for their size...Philippines...$13 (3 available)
....20395...(3)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....63 to 66 mm. F+. Strange squashed &/or hump-backed freak forms...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....33431...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....59 mm. F++. Freak!! Not only has the cute "risen loaf" hump, but the sulcus splits the colors in half - one half nice and dark, the other half very light. Primo!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....33433...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....79 mm. F++. Highly unusual pattern almost looks juvenile but is solid, heavy & without banding...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....33434...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....80 mm. F++. Albinistic!! White with a few small brown spots, though not sure if it rates as form pardalis...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....33367...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....59 mm. F+. Freakish specimen, pinched, deformed & dwarfish, yet with unmistakable dorsal pattern...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32970...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....88 mm. F++. Raised dark patch like a birthmark, virtually identical to Lorenz & Hubert's Cowries plate 107, fig. 11...Tanzania...$25 (1 available)
....32971...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....74 mm. F++. The famous E. African melanistic form, looking more like it spent too long under the broiler!...Tanzania...$40 (1 available)
....32659...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....73 mm. F+. Very odd! Elongated, very light cream colour with brown markings, slightly rostrate, pitted posterior end & pustulose margins...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....32660...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++. Small yet solid, with unusually pale, only half spotted dorsum...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....32661...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....69 mm. F++. Beautifully bulbose & extra dark to the point of blue-black back (and not even broke!)...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32662...(1pr)....Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....64 mm. F++. Neat pair, both with virtually identical spot patterns but one inflated & round, the other slightly squat & elongate...Philippines...$20/pair (1 pair available)
....32663...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....61 to 62 mm. F++. Nicely inflated specimens with darkly spotted dorsum...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....32664...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....59 mm. F++. Unusual example with brown stripe on both sides of the sulcus...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32665...(1set)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....61 to 68 mm. F++. Great 4 piece colour variation set, with backgrounds of white, brown & blue-gray, plus a freak without dorsal spots...Philippines...$14/set (1 set available)
....32666...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....75 mm. F++. Hugely inflated, solidly adult & heavy, yet with spiral banded juvenile dorsal pattern...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32667...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....72 mm. F++. Jupiter tigris!! Banding very similar to what one might expect of our largest planet - pretty cool stuff....Philippines...$30 (1 available)
....32668...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....75 mm. F++. Nice, heavy, typically dark spotted specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32669...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....70, 83 mm. F++. Elongated freaks, with twisted lip & gaping apperture...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....32670...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....69 mm. F++. Unusual freak form with thick, angled ridge along the columellar side. Well & heavily spotted...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....102+ mm. F++/gem-. Philippines. retained for photo
....16656...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....85.5 mm. F+ high. Elongate shape & different colour pattern resembles C. pantherina...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31018...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....85 mm. F++. Unusually coloured example with a large yellow "patch" on the side...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....31019...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....73 mm. F++. Oddly spot-less patch on the dorsum...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31020...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....76 mm. F++. Very unusual pattern, with spots looking a bit "smeared" around a partial sulcus line...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....31021...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....89 mm. F++. FREAK!! Large dorsal "wart" gives it an effect similar to C. mus bicornis...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....31022...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....91 mm. F+. Interesting injury freak with extended & twisted anterior canal...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31023...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....82 mm. F++. Good example of the "twin loaves" dorsal freak & slightly squished as well...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31024...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....92 mm. F+. Great injury freak: labral side of dorsum with massive repaired injury...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....31025...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....79 mm. F++. Nicely flattened example with yellow background...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31026...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....78 mm. F+. Injury to labral side of dorsum has produced an elongate looking shell with concave lip...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....29853...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....71 mm. F+++. Solid & heavy semi-dwarf with touches of early melanism...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....29854...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....76 mm. F++. Unusual example with odd "three phase" dorsal pattern caused by a paler cental patch...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....29855...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....65, 66 mm. F+. Freaks with "squished" dorsum looking like unevenly raised loaves of bread...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....26344...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....91 mm. F+ solid. Large & freakish, with thick & heavy double ridged dorsal callus & rostrate posterior...Tanzania...$35 (1 available)
....29348...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....51 mm. F++. Cute TRUE dwarf! With very light colour pattern similar to the pardalis form...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....28778...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Super-dark spotted specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28779...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....72, 73 mm. F++. Slightly freaky! Fully adult, solid, heavy bases but with partly retained juvenile dorsal patterns...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....28780...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....54 mm. F++. Cute miniature edition! Fully adult dwarf specimen...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....28412...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....85, 87 mm. F++. Large, lusciously dark spotted specimens...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....27733...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....88 mm. F+. Freak specimen with "big grin" wide apperture. Looks a bit like a juvenile but is a solid, heavy, fully spotted adult...Tanzania...$25 (1 available)
....27623...(1set)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....82 to 89 mm. F++. Fantastic 5 set! From a pale, almost pardalis form, through various spot & colour forms to a nearly blue-black example. Good display of species variability...Philippines...$33/set (1 set available)
....25906...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....67 mm. F+. Somewhat dwarfish, very heavy for its size, and with a flat side...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....20394...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Odd little dwarf freak with "open mouth" apperture...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....20396...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....79 mm. F+. Short-tailed bulbose freak, nearly spherical...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....20397...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....(ventrum)....100 mm. F+. Very freaky, with extended gaping anterior canal. This & 20396 would make a totally wild pair...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....20398...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....66 mm. F+. Funny, elongate growth freak with "smiling mouth" apperture...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....20399...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....82 mm. F++. Large, "squashed" & heavily spotted...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....17890...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....96 mm. F++. FREAK!! Big injury freak with lumpy dorsum and stumpy wing on labrum side. Very odd!...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....22967...(1)...Cypraea tigris (ventral) Linne, 1758 (dorsal)....70 mm. F++. Big-mouthed "grinning" freak on one side, and delightful, carnival-like pattern on the other ...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....22969...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....78 mm. F++. Fresh & dark, with lots of extra-small black spots...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....19703...(2)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....77, 88 mm. F+. Sulcus freaks! Odd split & twisted sulcus lines...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....19767...(3)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....78 to 88 mm. F+. Freak forms! probably due to early injury, they look a bit like loaves of bread that fell in the oven...Philippines...$10 (3 available)
....19705...(5)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....69 to 77 mm. F++. Funny little runty freaks. Slightly lopsided & hump-backed. Good colours & clear nacre, so they likely aren't pollution or disease caused...Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....19707...(4)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....64 to 65 mm. F++. Chunky, dark, semi-dwarf examples...Philippines...$8 (4 available)
....18735...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....68 to 77 mm. F++. Super-dark coloration, with lateral spots almost down to base. Early stage melanistic...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....5552...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....68 mm. F+. FREAK! leopardis - like, heavy adult but no lip teeth - a toothless tiger!...Bohol, Philippines...$19 (1 available)
....20417...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....68 mm. F. FREAK! Folds on dorsum & a big wide mouthed "grin". Interesting...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....19708...(3)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....48 to 53 mm. F++. Great little, fully adult, Truly dwarf specimens...Philippines...$17 (3 available)
....26649...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....62 mm. F++. Fully adult semi-dwarf...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32658...(1)...Cypraea tigris cf pardalis Shaw, 1795....68 mm. F++. Creamy albinistic white with a scattering of brown spots...Philippines...$24 (1 available)
....32382...(1)...Cypraea tigris cf. fm. pardalis Shaw, 1795....79 mm. F++. Very light colour form, creamy white with a smattering of brown spots...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....31891...(3)...Cypraea tigris pardalis Shaw, 1795....63 to 70 mm. F++. Mostly white to cream coloured with scattered brown dots...India...$30 (3 available)
....28993...(1)...Cypraea tigris pardalis Shaw, 1795....78 mm. F+ high. Unusually pale even for the form. Creamy white with a few purplish spots...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
NEW....37626...(1)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....121 mm. F++. Glorious specimen of this giant form, massive & well inflated, creamy yellow with lots of black spots...Tanzania...$175 (1 available) OVERSIZE
NEW....37627...(1)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....118 mm. F++. Big example so pale it resembles the pardalis form too...Tanzania...$165 (1 available) OVERSIZE
NEW....37628...(1)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....115 mm. F++. Magnificent specimen, super-dark spotted over a yellow-gray background...Tanzania...$155 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....35991...(2)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....116, 117 mm. F++ solid. Huge, fat specimens, black spotted on yellow. Rarely available this large any more...Hawaii...$125 (2 available)
....35991...(2)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....116, 117 mm. Gem. Huge, fat specimens, black spotted on yellow. Rarely available this large...Hawaii...$125 (2 available)
SOLD...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....88 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....78 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
....27552...(2)...Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810....30, 33 mm. F++ solid. Lots of fine dorsal speckles...East Africa...$5 (2 available)
....20424...(1set)...Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810....31 to 34 mm. F++. 4 piece set with a variety of spot patterns & background colours...Pakistan...$10/set (1 set available)
....20425...(2sets)...Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810....30 to 35 mm. F++. Good budget trios...Pakistan...$8/set (2 sets available)
....20230...(1)...Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810....30, 32 mm. F++. Fat, fresh specimens...Persian Gulf...$4 (1 available)
SOLD...Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791....8 to 10 mm. F++. Solomons. retained for photo
....36741...(1)...Cypraea vanelli Linne, 1758....42 mm. Gem. Pale gray clouded form of C. lynx...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE.....SOLD...Cypraea venusta venusta Sowerby, 1846/epistema Iredale, 1939....65 mm. F+++. Australia. retained for photo
SOLD...Cypraea venusta sorrentensis Schilder, 1963....58 mm. F++. Australia. ..retained for photo
....37511...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....45 mm. F+ (freak) Very odd injury/growth freak with loss of spot pattern & wide mouthed yet fully toothed aperture...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....34025...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....77 mm. F+. Massive, heavily calloused jumbo example, rarely seen this size!...Thailand...$25 (1 available)
....36614...(1)...Cypraea vitellus fm. dama Perry, 1811....43 mm. F++. West African form with dark brown marginal markings...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....33989...(1pr)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....44 & 52 mm. F++. Nice pair showing variability of size, spot pattern & dorsal colour...Thailand...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....34026....(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....68, 71 mm. F++. Nice, larger than average examples...Thailand...$6 (1 available)
....32000...(1)...Cypraea vittelus Linne, 1758....47 mm. F+. Freak with oddly bent & elongate shape & paler than usual dorsal pattern...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32272...(1set)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....42 to 58 mm. F+/F++. Wonderful 10 piece study set, selected to show the variability of adult size, colour & spot patterns...Philippines...$20/set (1 set available)
....22186...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. Grinning FREAK! A happy shell...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31157...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Larger than average & with unusual "smeared" dorsal spots...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31350...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++. Nice large, lightly spotted specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....28087...(1set)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....45 to 57 mm. F+ to F++. Fascinating 7 piece growth & pattern set shows huge variation for such a typically consistant species Check out this herd of deer!...Tanzania...$25/set (1 set available)
....23042...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....70 mm. F+/F++. Nice sized specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....24180...(2)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....51 to 55 mm. F++. Big, fat, well spotted specimens...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....24181...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....46 mm. F++. Fresh & dark, with odd, dashed dorsal spotting...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22972...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Big, dark, plump & fresh...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....22973...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....47 mm. F+. Pale dorsal stain, possibly due to pollution or disease...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....4774...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1753....52.5 mm. F++ FREAK! - "double olives" form...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32623...(1)...Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....42 mm. F+. Freak form with twisted columella, bent apperture & oddly angled sulcus...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37100...(1)...Cypraea vitellus dama Perry, 1811....70 mm. F++. Enormous example of the East African form...Tanzania...$17 (1 available)
....32227...(+)...Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927....23 to 27 mm. F+++. Olive green with fine brown speckles which coalesce into a loose dorsal spot, and with creamy base & purplish side spots...Thailand..SUPER SPECIAL!!!..$14 firm or a pair for $22 (+ available)
....29536...(5)...Cypraea vredenbergi Schilder, 1927....24 to 27 mm. F++. Delightful brown flecked specimens of this scarce cyp species...Indonesia...$23 (5 available)
....36421...(1)....Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832....27 mm. F++. Good specimen, with well callused base & purple columellar teeth...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32581...(2)...Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832....29 to 30 mm. F++. Pretty brown banded & purple toothed examples...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....31156...(5)...Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832....23 to 25 mm. F++. With brown on tan dorsal banded pattern & purple teeth...Philippines...$3 (5 available)
....SOLD...Cypraea walkeri fm. continens Iredale, 1935....22 mm. F++. Australia. retained for photo
....18574...(1)...Cypraea walkeri continens Iredale, 1935....18 to 19.5 mm. F+++. Light colour form, without purple teeth...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....33365...(1)...Cypraea walkeri continens Iredale, 1935....24 mm. F++. Large for the species, subtly banded in tan...Australia...$12 (1 available)
....23592...(1)...Cypraea walkeri continens Iredale, 1935....17 to 18 mm. F+++. 3 broad tan dorsal bands...Australia...$6 (1 available)
....34165...(12)...Cypraea walkeri surabajensis Schilder, 1937....17 to 24 mm. F++. Good examples of the Philippine race with nice purple teeth...Philippines...$5/pair (12 pair available)
....33358...(3)...Cypraea walkeri surabajensis Schilder, 1937....25 to 28 mm. F+ high. Neat ex col examples with pretty pale purple aperture...Philippines...$6 for all three. (3 available)
SOLD....Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, 1832....30 mm. F++. Solomon Islands. retained for photo
....33366...(5)...Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, 1832....24 to 28 mm. F++. Nice Aussie examples...Australia...$3 (5 available)
....31709...(1)...Cypraea zebra Linne, 1758....79 mm. F+. Good sized adult example, but with a dorsal growth scar...Florida...$8 (1 available)
....27861...(1)...Cypraea zebra Linne, 1758....54 to 56 mm. F++. Very slightly sub-adult, with juvenile bands still visible in some places...Brazil...$6 (1 available)
....36059...(2)...Cypraea ziczac Linne, 1758....12 to 15 mm. F++. Cute 5 piece sets showing a nice range of pattern variations...Philippines...$9/set (2 sets available)
....26377...(9sets)...Cypraea ziczac misella Perry, 1811....12 to 17 mm. F++. Cute 3 piece sets with a variety of dorsal banding patterns...Tanzania...$6/set firm (9 sets available)
....24726...(3)...Cypraea ziczac misella Perry, 1811....13 to 15 mm. Gem. The East African form of this zicky zacky species....Zanzibar..$6 (3 available)
....SOLD...Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....18.5 mm. F+++. Solomon Islands. retained for photo
....28882...(9prs)....Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....13.5 to 14.5 mm. F+++. Normal-sized pairs of this handsome zicy-zacy form....Solomon Islands...$12/pair (9 pairs available)
....28886...(10prs)....Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....12.5 to 14 mm. F+++. Lovely little pairs of zics and zacs, at a lovely little price....Solomon Islands...$11/pair (10 pairs available)
....28887...(1set)...Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....14 to 15 mm. F+++. Beautiful set of 8 normal-sized variations of this bolder-than-the average zics form....Solomon Islands...$50/set of 8 (1 set available)
....28889...(1set)...Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....13 to 14 mm. F+++. Great set of 8 variations of this pleasant form....Solomon Islands...$37/set of 8 (1 set available)
....28890...(7)...Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....14 to 15 mm. F+++. Move zic!! (and if you get that reference, give yourself a nerd biscuit!!) Normal -sized singles of an elegant form....Solomon Islands...SPECIAL!!...$8 (7 available)
....28891...(1pr)....Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....13.5 & 14.5 mm. F+++. Superb, maximal-contrast pair....Solomon Islands...$16/pair (1 pair available)
....28893...(4)...Cypraea ziczac vittata Deshayes 1831....16+ mm. F+++. Move zic!! (and if you get that reference, give yourself a nerd biscut!!) Size LARGE singles of an elegant form....Solomon Islands....$14 (4 available)
SOLD....Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791....31 to 32 mm. Gem. Senegal. retained for photo
....19525...(2)...Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791....23 to 31 mm. F++. Grayish base, with purplish marginal spots & brown mottled backs. Nice specimens!...Gabon...$5 (2 available)
....5553....(2)...Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791....23-24 mm. Gem. Tune in, turn on, Zone out!...Senegal...$7 (2 available)
....5554...(2)...Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791....21 mm. Gem. Normal, cheap!...Senegal...$5 (2 available)
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