Stock #  # Available  Name    Description    Locality  $USD

...30553...(3)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....38 to 41mm. F+++.  With dorsums well mottled in cinnamon brown on creamy tan...Senegal..SPECIAL!!...$18 firm  (3 available)

....30553B...(1)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....43.7mm. F+++.  BIGGIE!...Senegal...$33  (1 available)

....23105...(2)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....31 to ...34mm. F++ to Gem.  White nearly toothless base & lovely brown speckled dorsum...Mauritania...$20  (2 available)

....33112...(1)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....41mm. F++.  Heavily brown speckled dorsum on this big, fully mature specimen...Senegal...$35  (1 available)

...25839...(2)...Cypraea adusta Lamarck, 1810....40 to 42mm. F++. Rich, deep red-brown throughout...Tanzania...$6 (2 available)

...18236...(1)...Cypraea algoensis permarginata Lorenz, 1989...21mm. F++. Splendid specimen, with particularly dark lateral spots.South Africa..$75 firm. (1 available)

....18547...(2)...Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791...23 to 25mm. F++/G.  Plump flesh-toned beauties  (sounds almost erotic!)...Australia..$7  (5 available)

....31695...(1)...Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909....31mm. F+ high.  Nice starter specimen...Mexico...$4  (1 available)

NEW**...34084...(2)...Cypraea cf. annulus Linne, 1758....19mm. F++.  STRANGE!! With dorsal glaze & rostrate, ventrally reflected tips...Tanzania...$55  (2 available)

....19912...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....11.5mm. F++.  Doll-sized ring!!..Zanzibar...$12  (1 available)

...33391...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....17.5mm. F+. Highly rostrate dwarfish little freak specimen with tips so stretched they are beaked...Tanzania...$75 (1 available)

....30726...(set)...Cypraea annulus/moneta freaks....14 to 22mm. F/F+.  5 piece set-more freaks than the Addams family! Interesting assortment of developmental freak forms...Philippines...$22/set  (1 set available)

...19972A...(pair)...Cypraea annulus (dorsum) Linne, 1758.(ventrum)....25 & 26mm.   F++.  SUPERFREAK pair! One is the famous "fish-tailed" annulus, while the other is a good variation of it, with thicker callous....Zanzibar...$45/pr  (1 pair available)

....7746...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...19mm. 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)

....32821...(pair)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....19, 21mm. .  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)

....32551...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....22mm. F++.  Unusual  colour form, with orange ringed pinkish tan dorsum...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....32552...(6)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 to 24mm. F++. Albino specimens, creamy white with blue-white dorsum...Philippines...$10  (6 available)

....30728...(1)...Cypraea annulus freak....22.5mm. F+. With monstrous lateral bulge...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....27727...(3)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...14 to 19mm. F+ high.  Distinctly ROSTRATE dwarfs!...Philippines...$35  (3 available)

....27728...(10)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...13 to 25mm. 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)

....29340...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....19mm. F+. Bizarre & unique freak, without posterior canal & with exposed apex, giving it a strong similarity to some Marginellidae...Philippines...$25  (1 available)

....29341...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....14mm. F++.  Fascinating freakish dwarf, in pastel orange pink, & with dorsum humped relatively higher than mauritiana...Philippines...$22  (1 available)

....27508...(pair)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 & 22mm.   F++. NICE pair of interesting Bluish-white albinistic beasties without the gold ring... one quite blue the other much creamier..New Caledonia...$25/pair  (pair available)

....20628...(3)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...18 to 25mm. 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 25mm. F++ to Gem.  Singles of this heavy based East African form...Transkei...$2  (6 available)

....2956...(7)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758... 23-25mm. F++.  Mild-mannered freaks, for mild money - Rostratism on a budget!! ..Zanzibar...$7  (7 available)

....20215...(2)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....14mm. F+.  Interesting juveniles  (ID by mantle) shows shell before development of teeth & dorsal ring...Indonesia...$3 for both  (2 available)

....18548...(2pairs)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758...20 to 24mm. F++/G.  One normal  (with blueish dorsum) the other "albino" with orange ring on a cream coloured back...Sri Lanka...$10  (2 available)

....19943...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758..11.8mm. F++.  Smaller than your average ring-cowrie......Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)

....33392...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....16.5mm. F+.  Rostrate dwarf specimen with beaked ends...Tanzania...$50  (1 available)

....28732...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758...42mm. F++.  Fascinating melanistic dwarf specimen, not severely involved with the forces of darkness, but well on its way! ...Solomon Islands...$23  (1 available)

...32616...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....49 mm. F++. Magnificent melanistic margins! Lateral spots completely replaced with solid black edge band...Philippines...$10 (1 available)

....32553...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....36mm. F++.  Odd little specimen, dwarfish & with hints of melanism...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....32613...(3)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....48 to 50mm. F++.  Unusually globose specimens from Palawan, with heavy, callus base & margins & big, blurred marginal spots...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

....32614...(pair)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....55mm. 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)

....32615...(3)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....41 to 45mm. F++.  Hey, Doc, don't Sneeze(y) at these nice dwarf specimens. That's all 7, folks!...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

....32617...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....42mm. 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....43mm. F+.  Odd injury freak with corrugated & faintly banded dorsum...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....31999...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....44mm. F+.  Freak with skewed apperture & dorsal pattern disturbances...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....30991...(3)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....59 to 61mm.   F+++.  Dark, fully developed specimens...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

....30307...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....52mm. F++.  Great specimen of the typical form...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....28081...(4)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....45 to 52mm. F++.  Good, very dark examples...Philippines...$3  (4 available)

....29572...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....55mm. F+++.  Large, with great pattern & mature, heavy base...Djibouti...$4  (1 available)

....26340...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....52mm. F++.  Odd freak, fully adult, with solid base & full teeth but a retained juvenile dorsal pattern...Tanzania...$14  (1 available)

....25836...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758...52mm. F++.  Good sized example with solid, callused base...Tanzania...$4  (1 available)

....24600...(2)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758...41 to 43mm. F++.  Strange little freaks, with bent or twisted appertures...Philippines...$6 (2 available)

....4786...(1)...Cypraea arabica L, 1758..55mm. F++ solid. FREAK! - of the Squashed variety. Zanzibar...$10  (1 available)

....22192...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linneus, 1758....55mm. F++. Freak! Nicely twisted: a good, solid freak...India..$25 (1 available)

....24442...(1)...Cypraea cf arabica Linne, 1758....56mm. F+++.  Interesting pattern freak, with a different design on either side of the sulcus...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

....22887...(1)...Cypraea cf arabica Linne, 1758....50mm. 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....30mm. F++.  Cute fully formed adult dwarves...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

...22191...(1)...Cypraea arabica Linneus, 1758....41mm. 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....29.5mm.   F++. SKINNY! Very thin chap - quite unusual if I do say so myself!...Indonesia...$8  (1 available)

....16194...(set)...Cypraea arabica asiatica Sch & Sch, 1939...30 - 39mm. F++.  Nice little set of 3 variations..Philippines...$8/set  (1 set available)

....31871...(1)...Cypraea arabica grayana Schilder, 1931....54mm. F++.  O man!! Hugely hump-backed form with heavily mature base...Oman...$7  (1 available)

....5574...(1pr)...Cypraea arabica immanis Sch & Sch, 1939 ...66 to 68mm. gem-.  Good, solid pairs, showing NICE variation: quite pleasant... . Madagascar...$14  (1 pair available)

....30306...(1)...Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939....73mm. F+++.  Solid, heavy & dark based virtually immaculate example...Madagascar...$27  (1 available)

....30306A...(1)...Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939....82mm. F+++.  Huge, super dark (semi-melanistic?) monster with oddly canted sulcus line. One of a kind...Madagascar...$50 firm! (1 available)

....30987...(1)...Cypraea arabica cf. immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939...93mm. F+.  Impressive specimen of this form usually from East Africa, with a bit of mild damage to the ends, which the overall impression easily eclipses...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

....22183...(1)...Cypraea arabica cf immanus Linne, 1758....67mm. F++.  Interesting, dark, fresh specimen with well caloused base...Transkei, South Africa...$15  (1 available)

retained for photo...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819...33mm...West Panama...retained for photo

....32094...(+)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811....24 to 26mm. F++.  Lovely little fully adult specimens. with pale, broad bases & dark mottled dorsums (dorsi?)...Panama...$5/pair  (6 pairs available)

....31198...(9)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819....26 to 28mm. F+++.  Beautifully brown speckled backs & creamy bases...Peru...$4  (9 available)

....25570...(1)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819....27mm. F++.  Lovely mature specimens with heavy base, dark lateral spots & richly patterned backs...Costa Rica...$4  (1 available)

....16343...(2)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758...65 - 68mm. F++.  Good, clean, mid-sized typical patterned examples  (Almost sounds like a used car!)..Philippines...$5  (2 available)

....16344...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758...72mm. F++.  Odd "blurred" spot pattern on a good sized specimen..Philippines...$10  (1 available)

....28872...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....67mm. F++.  Hundreds and hundreds of little spots!! A delight....Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....29845...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....77mm. F++.  Good sized example with slightly banded dorsum & well spotted base...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....20337...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....71mm. F+.  Mildly melanistic, with brown bands overlayed on the dorsum. Fully adult...Philippines...$16 (1 available)

....5905....(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758 ..61mm. F+ .  ULTRA-TWISTED freak - from an injury that obviously nearly killed the critter: a real survivor!!...Indonesia..$10  (1 available)

NEW...34350...(2)...Cypraea armeniaca Gray, 1831....81, 83mm. F+++.  Beautiful examples with peachy-pink base & lightly freckled, high domed dorsums...Australia...$175  (2 available)

NEW PRICE**....20856...(1)...Cypraea armeniaca westralis Raybaudi, 1980....78mm. F+++.  Delightful pattern, glorious peach-pink base. Exquisite & rare!...Australia...$180  (1 available)

...29115...(1)...Cypraea artuffeli Jousseaume, 1876....14 mm. Gem. Teeny tan banded scarcity...Korea...$70 (1 available)

sold...Cypraea asellus Linne, 1758...24, 23.8mm. F+++. GIGANTICO!!...Zanzibar...retained for photo

....32576...(pair)...Cypraea asellus Linne, 1758....21 & 22mm. F++.  Odd pair, one typically black banded on white, the other brown banded on tan...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

Cypraea aurantium Gmelin is a tricky species to get high quality specimens of. Many of these are exemplary!!

....33419...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90mm. F++.  Fat, fresh, fully adult examples...Philippines...$140  (2 available)

....33420...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....87mm. F++.  Lovely specimen with fully adult base & virtually flawless dorsum...Philippines...$135  (1 available)

....33421...(1)....Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....84mm. F+.  Good bargain, very slightly sub-adult (base not fully callused) with healed break on the labral side...Philippines...$50  (1 available)

....31152...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....91mm. 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  (1 available)

NOTE: The sight of so many nice aurantium all in a row is almost enough to make one's head spin!!

....28616...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....84, 85mm. F++ nicely.  With nice, clean dorsums & well developed teeth & base...Philippines...$120  (1 available)

....29339...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....91 to 93mm. Gem-.  Glorious, fat, fully adult specimens of this Cyp collector's favorite...Philippines...$150  (2 available)

....31016A...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....101.5mm. F++.  Deligtuful, size-large specimen...Philippines...$150  (1 available)

....31692...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....95mm. F++.  Glorious, globose, top quality specimen with heavy, well callused base...Philippines...$150 (1 available)

....31693...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....89mm. F++.  Fresh beauty with unblemished dorsum and basal callus extending nicely onto the sides...Philippines...$125  (1 available)

....30129...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....88mm. F++.  Solid & heavy, with rich orange colour. Nice dark specimen of this perennial favorite...Philippines...$125  (1 available)

....31374...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....99mm. F++ high - nice!!.  Big, fat & fresh, unusual for its lack of orange on the posterior teeth...Philippines...$170  (1 available)

....31375...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....98mm. F++.  Fresh, large & solidly mature specimens...Philippines...$160  (2 available)

....31376...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....96mm. F++.  Good sized, dark based example with hints of lavender & just a tiny dorsal dimple...Philippines...$150  (1 available)

....31377...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....94mm. F++.  Fresh & fat, with one small dorsal pit...Philippines...$145  (1 available)

....31372...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....101mm. 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....100mm. F+ high.  Large & lovely, with just a few wrinkles on the anterior dorsum...Philippines...$95  (1 available)

....31691...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....87mm. 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....88mm. 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...(5)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....96 to 99mm. F+ high.  Good, solid, fully developed & freshly coloured specimens at a special price...Philippines...$50 firm: worth the ticket for certain!!  (5 available)

....31153...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....87mm. F+.  Lovely specimen at a reduced price due to a very slight lateral discolouration or fading: a real McDeal!!...Philippines...$60  (1 available)

NEW...34154...(1)....Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....14mm. F++.  Big beckii stries again!!.....Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....27511...(1)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....11mm. Gem.  ...Okinawa...$12  (1 available)

....32872...(1)...Cypraea becki Gaskoin, 1836....13mm. F++. DARK & Delightful miniature Cowrie with white specks & brown spots on a tan dorsum...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

...32355...(2)...Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836....12 to 14mm. F++.  These ones becken the unwary collector....Fawn backs speckled with white & with brown spots & labral teeth...Philippines...$10  (2 available)

NEW...33836...pr...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 & 22mm. 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 18mm. F++.  Not mediocre at all!! Straw coloured body with tan spots & lightly pustulose sides...Solomon Islands...$9  (3 available)

....32554...(1)...Cypaea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....18, 19mm. F++.  Large, well inflated examples with 4 orange basal spots...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....30988...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....21 to 22mm. F++.  Large, fat amber coloured globes with brown specks & spots...Philippines...$4  (3 available)

....28188...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....16mm. F++.  Unusually light tan colour phase...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....27510...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....16mm. Gem.  Would French cafe waiters' writings be bistro notation?... New Caledonia...$3  (1 available)

....23530...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata fm. mediocris Schilder & Schilder, 1938....15 to 16mm.   F+++.  Paler than the nominate form, nearly cream with orange-tan spots...Solomons...$5  (1 available)

....19544...(2)...Cypraea bistronotata mediocris Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 15mm. F++.  Pastel orange with a few brown dorsal specks but no basal spots...Solomon Islands...$3  (2 available)

....18567...(2)...Cypraea bistronotata mediocris Sch. & Sch., 1938....17 to 18mm. F++/G.  Definitely not mediocre!! Good size for form. Pastel orange with brown spots & specks...Solomon Islands...$4  (2 available)

...29846...(3)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....18 to 21mm. Gem. Rich orange-tan with brown spots & specks. Fat beauties...Philippines...$4 (3 available)

NEW...33835...set...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....27 to 30mm. F++.  Mooooove over.....Good, big, 4 piece set showing variability of spot density & sulcus line strength...Philippines...$9/set  (1 set available)

NEW...34088...(1)....Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....32.8mm. F+ solid.  No bull - this is a giant example of this common cowrie, about as big as they get...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

NEW...34089...(1)....Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....30mm. F++.  Large example : this one puts the "cow" back into "cowrie", with heavily brown spotted dorsum...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

NEW...34090...set...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....24 to 28mm. 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)

NEW...33684..set...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....25 to 26 mm. Gem. BOFFO cow-cowrie set!! Large, with unusual patterns - quite the thing!!...Philippines...$12/set (1 set available)

....31083...(2)...Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843....27mm. F++.  Fairly large for the species...Philippines...$3  (2 available)

....32583...(1)...Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843....32mm. F++. Huge example of this pretty but common species...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....30990...(7)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....23 to 29mm. F+++/Gem.  Good examples with strong basal callus, some with brown sulcus line...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....27587...(1)...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1843....21mm. F++.  Highly unusual pink tinted dorsum...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....26450...(2)...Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843....27mm. F++.  Fully mature, with heavy, white basal callous...Philippines...$3  (2 available)

....30944...(3)...Cypraea capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1993....27 to 28mm. F+ high. Fine examples  with textured & brown spotted dorsum but said to be crabbed...South Africa...$12  (3 available)

....31781...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....31mm. F++.  Oddly twisted freak with offset posterior canal possibly due to injury...Thailand...$4  (1 available)

....32619...(set)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....23 to 29mm. F+/F++.  7 piece slightly freaky set with 3 darker than average examples (reduced dorsal spotting) 2 lighter than usual due to incomplete dorsal pattern formation, one with actually white dorsal glaze & a double humped injury freak...Philippines...$15/set  (1 set available)

....32620...(3)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....26 to 27mm. 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....27mm. F++.  Interesting injury freak, with twisted lip, "squashed" appearance & dorsal ridges...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....32586...(pair)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20 & ...34mm. F++.  Neat Mutt & Jeff pair, one dimunitive & one jumbo specimen...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

...32555...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....37mm. F++.  Huge, heavy, wide based specimen...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....19910...(pr)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758..37 & 35mm. Gem.  Lovely large pair: different patterns, and one has a sulcus while the other doesn't....Indonesia...$11(1 pair available)

....31997...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....25mm. F++.  Bizarre injury freak has dent in one margin & gap in pattern...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

....31998...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20mm. F++.  Freaky dwarf specimen with dorsal hump a la miniature mauritiana...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

....29573....(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....30mm. F++.  With odd, degenerate dorsal pattern & shape closer to the Hawaiian caputophidii form...Djibouti...$5  (1 available)

....16634...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....38mm. Gem.  Biggie!!..India...$8  (1 available)

....22772...(set)...Cypraea caputserpentisLinne, 1758....32 to 35mm. F++.  3 piece set, dark & heavy bases & a variety of spot patterns...Philippines...$5/set (1 available)

....23074...(sets)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758....28 - ...34mm. F++.  HIGH contrast sets of 5: represents the species well!!...Indonesia....$9 (5 sets available)

....2169...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758 ... ...34mm. F+/F++.  Good Injury Freak - Dent in one side, and missing three teeth  (wonder if it ever played soccer  (hockey? rugby....?) Madagascar ...$10  (1 available)

....7720...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758..35mm. F++.  Quite odd, blurred-out pattern on one side: definitely of interest!...Vietnam...$10  (1 available)

....6328...(pair)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758..33 & 35mm. F++ solid.  HIGH-IMPACT pair....One has a crooked, ultra-clear sulcus, while the other is domineeringly "classic": great display...Zanzibar...$10/pair

....5937...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentsis Linne, 1758...32mm. F++. FREAK! Has a genuine "fold" in its base  (a crease in its bottom?? shades of Plumbers' Butt!)...Indonesia...$10  (1 available)

....17416...(set)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758...30 - 32mm. F++.  Nice little 3 piece set shows various spot patterns..Philippines...$5/set

....28877...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis fm caputophidi Schilder, 1927....26mm. F++.  The Hawaiian form, without the larger white dorsal spots seen on the usual form...Hawaii...$6  (1 available)

....29215...(6)...Cypraea caputserpentis caputophidi Schilder, 1927....22 to 25mm. F++.  Cute little guys with different shape & spot pattern than the nominate form...Hawaii...$4  (6 available)

....29553...(1)...Cypraea carneola Linne, 1758....46mm. F++.  Large, super dark brown banded specimen with vivid, deep purple teeth (too much blueberry pie?)...Djibouti...$7  (1 available)

....32574...(pair)...Cypraea carneola Linne, 1758....57 & 61mm. F+/F++.  Nice big colour pair, one banded in deep rosy pink, the other pastel orange & slightly ridged...Philippines...$20/pair  (1 pair available)

....29554...(5)...Cypraea carneola (forma?) Linne, 1758....41 to 46mm. F++.  Big, dark & well matured, possibly an East African form, with coffee brown as opposed to typical rosy orange banding...Djibouti...$6  (5 available)

....23409...(1)...Cypraea carneola Linne, 1758....27mm. F++.  Lots of alternating light & dark bands of gray-pink..Zanzibar..$4  (1 available)

....29915...(set)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Gerret, 1879....23, 30 & ...34mm. 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 25mm. F+/F++.  Neat little specimens of this dwarf form...Philippines...$7  (3 available)

....28734...(8)...Cypraea carneola fm. propinqua Gerrett, 1879....27 to 32mm. F++.  Dark orange-red backs on these dwarf form specimens...Solomon Islands...$5  (8 available)

....24731...(3)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879....27 to 29mm. F++.  Normals...Zanzibar...$5  (2 available)

....6351...(4)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879 ...22 - 23mm  F++ solid/Gem. Zanzibar...$7 (4 available)

....6352....(3)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879 ...19 - 20mm  F++ solid.  Really uncommon from the big Z...Zanzibar...$5  (3 available)

NEW...33984...(3)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....38mm. 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  (3 available)

....24443...(1)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758...43mm. Gem.  Perfect example of the species...Philippines...$2  (1 available)

....22961...(1)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....50mm. F++.  Giant, well developed specimen, with big brown dorsal spot...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....19974...(1)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....50mm. Gem. Dark-banded, REALLY nice specimen ...Zanzibar...$8  (1 available)

....5556...(set)...Cypraea caurica  Linne, 1758...45 - 48mm. F++.  4 piece set of big ones! ..Solomons...$15/set  (1 set available)

....26204A...(2pair)...Cypraea caurica fm. elongata Perry, 1811....46 to 48mm. F++. Big, EXTREME contrast-pairs: one with no banding at all, one with excellent, sharp bands...Zanzibar...$22  (1 available)

....30995...(1)...Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....47mm. F+++.  BIGGIE!! Elongate cylinder with wide apperture & well spaced teeth...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....6336...(1)...Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811..42mm. Gem.  Good-sized, well-banded. ...Zanzibar...$6  (1 available)

....27384...(1)...Cypraea cernica viridicolor Cate, 1962....23mm. F++ solid.  Large (for species) with heavy, broadly calloused base & greenish-tan tinted dorsum...West Australia...$45  (1 available)

...34238...(1)....Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....82mm. F++.  Huge specimen, with heavily spotted doesum & strong brown teeth...Panama...$10  (1 available)

.NEW..34213...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843.... 75, 77mm. F++.  Good, big specimens with long brown teeth & no occelated side spots...Panama...$10   (2 available)

NEW...34214...(1)....Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843.... 70mm. F++.  Nice fat example with brown teeth & finely white speckled margins...Panama...$6  (1 available)

NEW...34239...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....47, 51mm. F++.  Fully adult but slightly size challenged. - Ross says not to say "small" NEWIan does the "pre-listings" and I do the "fine tuning" afterwards...Panama...$5  (2 available)

....32943...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....79mm. F (dead).  Huge example, though fresh dead (a few serpulid worm tubes) but dorsum still with gloss...Peru...$8  (1 available)

...31697...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....49 mm. F++. With distinct sulcus & dark brown teeth...Panama...$5 (1 available)

....32944...(3)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....68 to 71mm. F++.  Big, prime adults with boldly spotted dorsal patterns & long brown teeth...Peru...$6  (3 available)

....32945...(set)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....61 to 71mm. F+/F++.  Unusual 4 piece set shows development from first teeth to full maturity...Peru...$13/set  (1set available)

....32098...(6 prs.)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....48 to 60mm. F++.  Great, slightly size challenged, yet fully adult examples...Panama...$4 or a pair for $7 (6 prs.  available)

....31201...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....64, 65mm. F+.  Interesting examples of pattern development, with fully formed lip & teeth, but completely unspotted, gray banded dorsum & sides...Peru...$5  (2 available)

....33348...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....128mm. F.  Jumbo specimen, fully adult, fat & well spotted, just 1 pinhole & anterior damage...Florida...$35  (1 available)

....33349...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....104mm. 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....105mm. 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)

....33351...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....92mm. F++.  Unusual smaller specimen, fully adult, with dense dorsal spotting & great lip...Florida...$15  (1 available)

....30363..(1)....Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....73mm. F+++.  Interesting True dwarf specimen, fully mature & well spotted, with no sign of juvenile pattern...Florida...$30   (1 available)

....29582...(2)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....110mm. F+ nicely.  Good sized example with natural repair on posterior lateral lip. Other lateral display is outstanding, however!!...Florida...$30  (2 available)

....29583...(3)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....100 to 105mm. F+ high to almost F++ (and yes i realize i'm splitting hairs..).  Great examples with fully spotted backs & fully developed teeth & ends...Florida...$27  (3 available)Oversize

....29584...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....107mm. F++.  Unusual dorsal pattern, partly juvenile banded & with blurred spotting...Florida...$28  (1 available)

....29586A...(3)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....100+mm. F++.  Good specimens...Florida..$20  (3 available) Oversize

....29587...(pair)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....95 & 100mm. 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)

....29588...(pair)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....91 & 92mm. F+ high.  Nice fully adult pair, in light & dark shades of brown, with different spot patterns...Florida...$40/pair  (1 pair available)

....29589...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....90 to 93mm. F++.  Mid-sized examples, yet with fully adult features...Florida...$19  (1 available) Oversize

....29590...(4)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....84 to 86mm. F+ high: good quality for this normally rough species.  Completely adult pattern & dentition on these compact versions...Florida...$14  (4 available)

....29592...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....86mm. F+.  Unusual specimen, heavily clouded a la griseoformis. The White Stag of deer cowries...Florida...$14  (1 available)

....29593...(set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....83 to 85mm. F+ nicely.  Neat 3 piece set showing a nice variety of dorsal spotting patterns...Florida...$38/set  (1 set available)

....29594...(1)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....68mm. 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)

....29595...(1set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....90 to 115mm. 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...(set)...Cypraea cervus Linne, 1758....82 to 88mm. 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....102mm. 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)

....31414...(2)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....17 to 19mm. F++.  Fine examples of this neat, dorsally ribbed species...Saipan...$15  (2 available)

....31415...(3)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....17 to 19mm. F+ high.  Won't somebody PLEASE think of the chilreni??? Very fresh dead, though they look live taken, with decent gloss & fine dorsal ribbing...Saipan...$8  (3 available)

....31416...(1)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....21 to 23mm. F+ high.  On the large size for this species, looking live taken...Saipan...$10  (1 available)

....31417...(3)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....18 to 20mm. F+.  With great data, one or two minor flaws, though fresh dead...Saipan...$6  (3 available)

....31418...(5)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....20 to 23mm. F+.  Good sized, fresh dead examples, with excellent data...Saipan...$7  (5 available)
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NEW...34093...pr...Cypraea chinensis....32 & 28mm. 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)

....33499...(1)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....25mm. 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...(set)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....42 to 44mm. F++.  nice 4-set of large, lovely and diverse specimens...Philippines...$10/set  (1 set available)

....32624...(pair)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....26 & 27mm. F++.  Neat dwarf pair, one with brown mottled dorsum, the other light blueish with a few brown markings...Philippines...$6/pair  (1 pair available)

....32503...(1)...Cypraea chinensis fm. variolaria Lamarck, 1810....41mm. F++. Big example of this East African form with orange teeth & purple lateral spots...Tanzania...$22 skidoo  (1 available)

....33390...(1)...Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905....42mm. F++.  Big! with pastel orange base & super dark purple spots. As nice as we've seen for this form...Tanzania...$14  (1 available)

....32969...(4)...Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905....41 to 44mm. F++.  Monster specimens of this lovely lavender spotted East African form...Zanzibar...$11  (4 available)

....32183...(set)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....30 to 36mm. F++.  5 piece pattern variation set showing a range of dorsal pattern intensities...Philippines...$12/set (1 set available)

....5918...(1)...Cypraea chinensis L, 1758....35.5mm. 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....44mm. F++.  Nice large typical specimen...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....22062...(3)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....40 to 42mm. Gem.  Big, perfect examples...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....22063...(3)...Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791....38mm. Gem.  Lavender spots & orange "gums"...Philippines...$4 (1 available)

....6314...(1)...Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamark, 1810...32 - 33mm. Gem.  Lovely, large specimens...Zanzibar..$9 (1 available)

....6315...(1)...Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamark, 1810...27mm. Gem.  Normal-sized adult...Zanzibar...$7  (1 available)

...25838...(5)...Cypraea chinensis fm violacea Rous, 1905....29 to 32mm. Gem. Pretty form, with orange teeth & dark purple marginal spots...Tanzania...$5 (5 available)

....25838A...(1)...Cypraea chinensis fm violacea Rous, 1905....36.5mm. Gem.  GIANT!!...Tanzania...$15  (1 available)

....30433...(4)...Cypraea chinensis fm. violacea Rous, 1905....20 to 22mm. F++.  Delightful dwarf specimens, heavily spotted with deep purple...Djibouti...$5  (4 available)

....28657...(pair)...Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905....32 & 38mm. 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 36mm. 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....23mm. F+++.  Cute little dwarf example...Zanzibar...$3  (1 available)

....24462...(1)...Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791....28mm. F++.  Pastel tan with black ash markings at the periphery...Curacao...$7  (1 available)

...30724...(2)...Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791....21 to 24mm. F++. Typical examples with black speckled margins...Guadeloupe...$5 (2 available)

....25571...(1)...Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis Lorenz & Hubert, 1993....27mm. F++.  Big for form, with "ash" spots spreading over entire dorsum...Brazil...$6  (1 available)

NEW...34155...(2)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....21mm. F++.  Big specimens of this small, bright orange-yellow species with finely pustulose sides...Philippines...$7   (2 available)

NEW...33685...(4)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....17 to 20mm. F++.  Like a bad blind date (fat & pustulose all over!)...Philippines...$4  (4 available)

NEW...33686...pr...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....19 & 21mm. F++.  Interesting extreme colour pair, one typically orange with brown spots & one very albinistic ...Philippines...$11/pair  (1 pair available)

....23412...(2)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....14 to 16mm. F++.  Finely pustulose backs & neat extended tips..Zanzibar..$5  (1 available)

....31782...(4)...Cypraea cicercula lienardi Jousseaume, 1874....17 to 20mm. F++.  "Rare subspecies" according to supplier, with paler colour than the nominate form & neatly pustulose backs...Thailand...$7  (4 available)

....31780...(1)...Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758....11mm. F++.  Totally adult dwarf specimen...Thailand...$6  (1 available)

....5600...(2)...Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758...18mm. F++.  Nice, typical...Langford Island....$4  (2 available)

sold...Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758....19 to 20mm. F++.  3 broad pinkish brown dorsal bands. Large for locality...Zanzibar...retained for photo

....31864...(5)...Cypraea clandestina candida Pease, 1865....15 to 19mm. F+.  Southwest Pacific form of the species...Guadalcanal...$3 for 2  (5 available)

....31865...(1)...Cypraea clandestina monillaria Lamarck, 1810....17, 19mm. F++.  Good specimens of this scarce form...Japan...$5  (1 available)

....25958...(2)...Cypraea clandestina passerina Melvill, 1888....21mm. F+++.  BIGGIE!  Gold zig-zag dorsal lines are nearly obscurred in this form...Zanzibar...$15  (2 available)

....6362...(2)...Cypraea clandestina passerina Melvill, 1888...20mm. F++ solid.  Great size for this form...Zanzibar..$10  (2 available)

....18832...(4)...Cypraea clandestina fm. passerina Melvill, 1888....16 to 19mm. Gem.  White with pinkish-plum bands. Bown zig-zag lines of the typical form are nearly absent...Zanzibar...$3  (4 available)

....6364....(1)...Cypraea clandestina passerina Melvill, 1888...18mm. F++ solid.  Good, normal guys...  Zanzibar...$5  (1 available)

NEW**...34085...(1)....Cypraea cf. contaminata Sowerby, 1832....14mm. F+++.  Unique! Dorsal spot in the shape of a tiny, perfect, Valentine heart - buy it and nobody can say your cowrie collection is heartless...Tanzania...$35   (1 available)

....17877...(2)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10 to 11mm. Gem.  Contaminate your collection!...Philippines...$9  (2 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)

....17418...(2)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....11mm. Gem.  Contaminate your collection again!  Purple-gray dorsum with brown blotch & basal specks...Philippines...$9 (2 available)

NEW...34159...(3)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....30 to 32mm. F++.  Jumbo specimens of this common cowrie...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

NEW...34160...(1)....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....28mm. F++.  Mild-mannered medium-melanism on this "super" shell - expressed as partial doubling & darkening of dorsal pattern...Philippines...$12   (1 available)

....33468...(pr)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....27mm. F++.  Interesting large pair, one with twice the dorsal spot density of the other...Philippines...$8/pair  (1 available)

....33470...(set)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....22 to 29mm. F++.  GREAT 9 piece set shows a range of adult sizes & spot patterns...Philippines...$24/set  (1 set available)

....30072...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....26mm. F++.  Unusual for its broken dorsal pattern & multiple sized spots...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....33353...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....31mm. F++.  Big specimen with dense spotted dorsal pattern & thick lateral callus...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....32420...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....31mm. F++.  Jumbo specimen, typically well spotted...Philippines...$5 (1 available)

....30993...(4)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....29 to 31mm. F++.  Big, boldly spotted specimens...Philippines...$5 (1 available)

....32352...(pair)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....16 to 17mm. F++.  Neat pair shows high & low extremes of spot density. Probably named forms!...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

....27618...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....32mm. F++.  Nice big, typically-patterned specimen...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....27619...(3)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758...31 to 33mm. F++. Odd enough!! Confused, semi-melanistic, large specimens, darker than usual & with smeared or disturbed spot patterns ...Philippines...$8  (3 available)

....28991...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....30mm. F++.  Excellent "pre-melanistic" specimen: darker than usual....Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....27517...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23mm. Gem.  Good sized specimens. Get one for your crib, dog!... New Caledonia...$5  (1 available)

....20347A...(set)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758...23 to 25mm. F+ to F++.  3 patterns on this nice little set of 3...Philippines...$9/set  (1 available)

....27853...(1)...Cypraea cribraria fm. comma Perry, 1811....21mm. F++.  Excellent ex pisces specimen with degenerate dorsal pattern...South Africa...$10  (1 available)

....23414...(1)...Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811....20mm. F++.  Dark red-brown dorsum with variable sized white dots..Zanzibar..$8.  (1 available)

SPECIAL!!...20217...(8)...Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811...15 to 18mm. F++.  Cute little dwarf form specimens from Zanzibar...$7 firm  (8 available)

....20218...(2)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Linne, 1758...27 to 29mm. F++.  Excellent, well spotted specimens...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

....32185...(1)...Cypraea cribraria (possibly zadela - i'm really not certain) Linne, 1758....30, 31mm. F++.  Large specimen with slight pattern doubling at the labral margin...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....32776...(1)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Iredale, 1939 ....32mm. F++.  Jumbo examples with variably sized spots...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....25574...(1)...Cypraea cribraraia rottnestensis Raybaudi, 1987....28mm. F++.  Distinguished by its multiple sizes of dorsal spots...Australia...$85  (1 available)

....33216...(4)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....22 to 28mm. F++.  With neat pattern doubling. If it was a coin it would be "double struck", if it was a stamp it would have "major re-entries"!...New Caledonia...$12  (4 available)

....27518...(1)...Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778....23mm. F++.  Mildly melanistic & slightly rostrate... New Caledonia...$25  (1 available)

....18553A...(1)...Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778....31mm. Gem.  Big brown dorsal blotch (partial melanism?)...Australia...$6  (1 available)

....23539...(2)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....29 & 33mm. F+++.  Heavy, with marginal callous & brown toothed white base...Cocos Islands...$8 (2 available)

....32556...(2)...Cypraea depressa.Gray, 1824.....33 to 39mm. F++.  Good, solidly mature examples with wide, callused base & dark marinal spotting...Philippines...$4  (2 available)

....7739...(1)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....31mm. 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....38mm. 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...23 - 27mm. F++/Gem.  Nice high contrastpattern pairs..Zanzibar...retained for photo

....20502...(1)...Cypraea diluculum diluculum Reeve, 1845...15 to 17mm. Gem.  DWARF!! Bands of cream zig-zag lines on purple brown. Brown speckled white base...Zanzibar...$5  (1 available)

....28017...(1)...Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824...31 to 32mm. Gem-.  Scarce, pure white & with coarse teeth...Papua New Guinea...$20  (1 available)

....33354...(1)...Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824....37mm. F++ solid.  Scarce all white species with strong teeth & marginal pitting...Fiji...$30  (1 available)

....2312 ...(1)...Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825.20mm. ! F -beached but not excessively. Toothless S.African cowrie....$5  (1 available)

....30945...(4)...Cypraea edentula nahoonensis Lorenz, 1989....23 to 27mm. F+ high.  Toothless as Grampa's grin, with brown freckled backs & spotted lips...South Africa..SPECIAL....$15  (4 available)

....32609...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....71mm. F++.  Jumbo specimen with margins finely spotted with gray...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

...32611...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....46mm. F++. Neatly elongate yet still dwarf specimen with all adult features...Philippines...$7 (1 available)

....32610...(2)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61, 62mm. F++.  Good sized typically patterned examples, marginally speckled in dark gray...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

....32612...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....54mm. F++. Highly unusual dorsal colouration, one half with distinct (but tough to photograph!!) blueish tint...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

....30501...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....55mm. F++.  Good sized solid specimen with faint greenish-gray glaze...Indonesia...$10  (1 available)

....31867...(2)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....47, 55mm. F++.  Good, solid specimens with fully mature base & teeth...Okinawa...$4  (2 available)

....23244...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61mm. F++.  At the risk of sounding like a weather forcast, "lightly overcasted" - an interesting, completely natural,  pale golden-tan form...Philippines...$13(1 available)

....23692...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61mm. F++ solid. Totally gray-green overcasted: and BIG too!!...Philippines...$16  (1 available)

....7770...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833...57mm. F++.  Patrtly rostrate & melanistic, with dense, dark dorsal pattern: good specimen....New Caledonia...$23  (1 available)

....4030...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....44mm. F++ solid.  Mild-mannered melanism, rostrate...New Caladonia...$30  (1 available)

....17879...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....55mm. F++.  Lovely green glazed specimen...Philippines...$8  1 available)

NEW**...34161...(1)....Cypraea eglantina griseoformis Duclos....50mm. F++.  Wonderful, bright green glaze over entire dorsum & margins...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....30992...(1)...Cypraea eglantina griseofformis Duclos....51mm. F++.  Fully developed example of the form, with gray-green glaze over entire dorsal pattern...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....22065...(1)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....66.5mm. F++.  Green glazed so heavily the eglantina pattern is virtually obliterated...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....22066...(1)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....60mm. F++.  Thick greenish glaze is even slightly pustulose!...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....22067...(5)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....58 to 64mm. F++.  Greenish-gray glaze over a barely discernable typical pattern...Philippines...$8  (5 available)

....17878...(2)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....62, 63mm. F++.  The lovely green-glazed form...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

....18069...(4)...Cypraea eglantina fm. griseoformis Duclos....46 to 55mm. F++.  So heavily glazed the typical pattern is almost obliterated...Philippines..$7 (4 available)

....30437...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....18mm. F++.  Totally adult & totally tiny dwarf specimen...Djibouti...$9  (1 available)

....32557...(4)...Cypraea errosa Linne, 1758....30 to 32mm. F++.  Good sized specimens with strong brown lateral spots...Philippines...$3  (4 available)

....29574...(1)...Cypraea erosaLinne, 1758....36mm. F++.  Fully mature, with thickly calloused base...Djibouti...$4  (1 available)

....25835...(2)...Cypraea erosaLinne,1758....40 to 42mm. F++. BIG dark spotted specimens ...Tanzania...$9  (2 available)

....24762...(1)...Cypraea erosa, Linne, 1758....37mm. F++.  YELLOW! No pattern, very glossy. An unusual, interesting specimen..Zanzibar...$18  (1 available)

....23417...(2)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....32 to 33mm. F+/F++.  Reportedly subfossil, it is almost too shiny. Maybe a light colour form?...Zanzibar...$10  (2 available)

....23136A...(set)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....30 to 35mm. F+++.  Set of 5 variations from the  Seyshelles...$10  (1 set available)

....20635...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758...32mm. Unusual sub-fossil.  Looks a bit pale but fine otherwise, it it apparently from a terrestrial site...Madagascar..$7  (1 available)

...20487...(1)...Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888....33 to 36mm. F+++.  Nice examples, solid & with lateral callous well marked with brown dashes...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)

....20488...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....21mm. F++.  Tiny full adult...Zanzibar...$3  (1 available)

....31934...(3)...Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888....21 to 25mm. F++.  Dwarf but solidly mature, with callus base & extended labral teeth...Papua New Guinea...$4  (3 available)

....30435...(+)...Cypraea erosa cf. similis Gmelin, 1791....27 to 33mm. F++.  With brown lined base & bold lateral spots...Djibouti...$5  (10 available)

NEW...33985...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....36mm. F++.  Jumbo example with prominent dorsal banding...Thailand...$8  (1 available)

....28658...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758...27mm. F++. "Toasted" and elongate - the next best thing to niger and rostrate!!...Australia...$25  (1 available)

....32413...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758B (#27)....32mm. F++.  large for the species, with widely spaced labral teeth...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....3303...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne...24.5mm. 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...(pair)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....23 & 35mm. F++.  Niger/rostrate pair. One niger, the other, rostrate...Australia...$45/pair  (1 pair available)

....20633...(set)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758....30 to 35mm. F+/F++ to F++.  4 piece sets show variations of shade & banding...Philippines...$5/set  (1 available)

....16774...(3)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758...17.5mm. Gem.  Dwarf form. blue-gray banded backs with brown specks & a dorsal blotch...Australia...$5. (3 available)

....4097...(1)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758...17 - 30mm. F++ solid to Gem.  Study set of 18...Okinawa...$15/set  (1 set available)

....20342...(1)...Cypraea esontropia francescoi Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002....25mm. F++ high. BIGGIE!! ...Transkei, South Africa...$80  (1 available)

....18555...(pair)...Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791...14, 17mm. F++.  One of pair is sub-adult to show development of pattern & teeth...Sri Lanka...$3/pair (1 pair available)

....31869...(2)...Cypraea felina fabula Kiener, 1843....16, 17mm. F++.  Great, dark examples of this Middle Eastern form...Oman...$5 (2 available)

NEW...34091...(1)....Cypraea felina melvilli Hidalgo, 1906....19mm. F++.  West Pacific variety of this brown speckled species...Taiwan...$3  (1 available)

....18838...(4)...Cypraea fimbriata fm. durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938...15 to 17mm. Gem.  Gray-tan with broken brown dorsal band & purple tips...Zanzibar...$5  (4 available)

....25842...(9)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....14 to 16mm. F++.  Deep purple tips & brown speckled dorsal bands. East African form...Tanzania...$4  (9 available)

....23545...(5)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 14mm. F+++.  Cute! cream & tan with deep purple tips...South Africa...$5  (5 available)

....19514...(4)...Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938....13 to 16mm. F++/Gem. Nice specimens, gray with tan band & brown end spots...Zanzibar...$4 (4 available)

....23064...(set)...Cypraea fimbriata marmorata Schroter, 1804....13 to 14mm. Gem.  Great sets of 3 contrasting variations...Okinawa...$4/set  (1 set available)

NEW...34092...(7)...Cypraea fimbriata unifasciata Mighels, 1845....12 to16mm. F++.  Say "Aloha" to these fine examples of the form...Hawaii...$4   (7 available)

....6375...(1)...Cypraea fimbriata unifasciata Mighels, 1845..11.5mm. F++ solid...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....30947...(1)...Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825.....33, 35mm. 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....37mm. F+ high.  Heavily mature, dark toothed base & big for the species...South Africa...$45  (1 available)

....30856...(4)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....16 to 19mm. F++.  Pretty endemic species resembles a miniature guttata from the top, with distinct white spots on bright orange background...Hawaii...$25  (4 available)

NEW...33687...(5)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19 to 20mm. F++.  Fresh, fat & dark orange, with 4 ventral spots...Philippines...$5  (5 available)

....20582...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758...13 to 14mm. Gem.  Plump, pastel orange with tiny brown spots...Zanzibar...$7  (2 available)

....31328...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19, 20mm. F++.  Big, burnt orange & inflated, with lots of brown spots...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

....27522...(2)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....11 to 14mm. F++ solid.  Similar to C. cicercula but with smooth, non-pustulose dorsum... New Caledonia...$5  (2 available)

....23085...(3)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19.5 - 20mm. F+++ to Gem. BIG, lovely globular cowries...Philippines...$9 (3 available)

....23087...(4)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....18 - 19mm. F+++ to Gem.  Good-sized, excellent specimens...Philippines...$9  (4 available)

....23088...(set)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 - 18mm. F+++ to Gem.  Nice set of 3, one is normal, one has very pronounced labral spotting, and one is very dark....Philippines...$20/set

....23089...(5)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 - 18mm. F+++ to Gem.  Dark, fresh specimens at a great price!!...Philippines...$6.5 (5 available)

....6358...(1)...Cypraea globulus forma. ??....14mm. 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)

....7708...(1)...Cypraea globulus sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder,  1938....21.7mm. Gem.SUPER-GIANT- Beautiful specimen: a real treat!....Australia...$55  (1 available)

....33311...(4)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....17 to 19mm. F++.  Spherical & well beaked, in orange-tan with brown spots...Philippines...$5  (4 available)

...29116...(1)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....21, 22mm. Gem. Fresh, dark giants!...Philippines...$6 (1 available)

....32002...(1)...Cypraea cf. gracilis Gaskoin, 1839....22mm. F+.  Freak with oddly humped dorsum & displaced base...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....31870...(3)...Cypraea gracilis japonica Schilder, 1931....14 to 15mm. F++.  Endemic form with reduced dorsal markings...Japan...$5  (3 available)

....33355...(3)...Cypraea gracilis fm. japonica Schilder, 1931....12 to 16mm. F++.  Blue gray backs with a small dorsal spot & fine brown marginal dots...Japan...$4  (3 available)

....23546...(2)...Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867....18 to 20mm. F+++.  In this form the brown markings coalesce on the dorsum to form a spot similar to C. stolida...Australia...$3  (2 available)

....1374....(3)...Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867...15 - 16mm. Gem.  Cream with blue-gray back & brown dorsal blotch..Philippines..$2  (3 available)

....31935...(2)...Cypraea gracilis notata Gill, 1858....13mm. F++.  Blue-gray with brown spotted base & dorsal band...Ethiopia...$6  (2 available)

....29214...(2)...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....31, 35mm. F+++.  Giant sized creamy-tan specimens of this endemic. Pease buy one! ..Hawaii...$35  (2 available)

....31485...(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....54mm. F+++.  Gorgeous dark specimen, with dark brown base and lateral stripes and with deep orange, lightly spotted dorsum...Philippines...$125  (1 available)

....17882...(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....56mm. F++.  Nice dark specimen at a nice light price...Philippines...$110  (1 available)

....17880A...(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....46.0mm. F++. Dwarf!! For the nominate (ie, the one in the Pacific Ocean) form, this is tiny!!..Philippines...$120  (1 available)

NEW...34468...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....63mm. F++.  Huge specimen of this different form, more inflated & less brown striped than the surinensis form...South China Sea...$225   (1 available)

NEW...34469...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....59mm. F+++.  Large lovely, with white margins & orange dorsum with a few big spots...South China Sea...$190   (1 available)

NEW...34470...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....56mm. F+.  Wonderfully inflated, with well spotted dorsum & white marginal callus. One tiny pin hole...South China Sea...$70   (1 available)

NEW...34471...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....56mm. F+++.  Interesting specimen with strong lateral markings & odd dent in the middle of the lip...South China Sea...$160   (1 available)

NEW...34472...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....55mm. F++.  Lovely deep orange example with strong sulcus line...South China Sea...$130   (1 available)

NEW...34473...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....55mm. 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)

NEW...34474...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....47.5mm. F++.  Unusual example with very different patterns on either side of the strong, bent sulcus line...South China Sea...$145   (1 available)

NEW...34475...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....55mm. F+++.  Totally classic, with boldly spotted dorsum, lightly striped base & big white lateral callus...South China Sea...$125   (1 available)

NEW...34476...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....50mm. F++.  Interesting example, with large, nearly spot-free area, striped lateral callus & neat bifurcated sulcus...South China Sea...$135   (1 available)

NEW...34477...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....47mm. F++.  Fully adult & boldly polka-dotted semi-dwarf...South China Sea...$120 firm (1 available)

NEW...34478...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....43mm. F++.  Classic patterned, fully adult dwarf, inflated & callused & with bold dorsal spots on dark orange...South China Sea...$200   (1 available)

....33582...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....53mm. F+.  Great example of this differently spotted form with complete adult features...Japan...$175  (1 available)

....29746...(1)..Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....57mm. F+++.  Gorgeous guttata guy!! Lovely example of this form, with smaller spots & lighter base markings...Taiwan...$200 firm!! (1 available)

....27729...(2)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1930...52, 53mm. 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)

NEW**...34022...(2)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....48, 50mm. Gem.  Flawless, dark-colored fully adult specimens with long brown marginal lines extended almost onto the dorsum & finer spots than the nominate form...Thailand...$150 firm  (2 available)

NEW#...31784...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....54mm. F+++. Globose, dark orange with lots of white spots & dark brown striped base...Thailand...$175 firm. (1 available)

NEW...34461...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....55mm. F+++.  Finely spotted, like stars in a peach coloured sky, with strong brown lateral lines...Thailand...$165   (1 available)

NEW...34465...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....51mm. F+++.  Absolutely classic! With deep brown tiger striped base & sides & fine spotted deep orange dorsum...Thailand...$145   (1 available)

NEW...34466...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....50mm. F+++.  Wonderfully callused margins with long tiger stripes & finely speckled dorsum...Thailand...$140   (1 available)

NEW...34467...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....45mm. F+++.  Fully adult semi-dwarf specimen with totally classic pattern...Thailand...$110  (1 available)

....32217...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....57mm. F+++.  Monster specimen, with fine dorsal spotting & dark brown base & lateral stripping extending up onto the dorsum...Thailand...$225  (1 available)

....32218...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....57mm. Couple of tiny irregularities, otherwise superb!! F++.  DARK, with splendid spotting - this is a true "showcase" specimen...Thailand...$155 (1 available)

....32222...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....52mm. F+++.  Great example, with distinct sulcus & ultra fine dorsal spotting...Thailand...$145  (1 available)

....32223...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....47mm. F+++.  Beautiful specimen with all the classic features of this form...Thailand...$105  (1 available)

....32224...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....46mm. F+++.  Gorgeous , well striped & lightly spotted slightly smaller specimen...Thailand...$130  (1 available)

....32225...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....44mm. F+ high.  Interesting specimen with odd 3 way sulcus...Thailand...$100  (1 available)

....32226...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....41mm. F+.  Lovely little discount specimen, very fresh dead & with slight dulling of gloss on one side, but otherwise very good...Thailand...$40  (1 available)

....33356...(1)...Cypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939....12mm. F++.  Cream to tan with brown spotted tips & dorsal band...Australia...$12  (1 available)

....27524...(1)...Cypraea helvola fm. callista Shaw, 1909....19mm. F++ solid.  Light colour phase form with nearly unspotted white dorsum & orange base...Polynesia...$6  (1 available)

....32561...(set)...Cypraea helvola Linne, 1758....23 to 27mm. F++.  4 piece series of gradually darker specimens...Philippines...$6/set  (1 set available)

....20861...(set)...Cypraea helvola fm citrinicolorIredale, 1935....18 to 20mm. F++.  Nice set showing 3 variations on the theme...Australia...$8/set

....1434...(1)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888...17 - 23mm. Gem.  Typical form, with lavender tips. Hawaii..$3  (1 available)

....32695...(prs)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....18 to 21mm. F++.  Nice little pairs to show pattern variation...Hawaii...$3/pair  (3 pairs available)

....29911...(1)...Cypraea hirasei Roberts, 1913....42mm. F++.  Fully adult, with subtle tan bands & bold dorsal blotch. Prime specimen of this collectors' item...Philippines...$455 or best offer!!  (1 available)

....3301...(1)...Cypraea hirundo Linne, 1758 ...17.5mm. F+.  Excellent FREAK - pattern, lip, the works! ...Zanzibar...$9  (1 available)

....33217...(2)...Cypraea hirundo rouxi Ancey, 1882....11, 13mm. F++.  Form with minimal dorsal spotting...New Caledonia...$7  (2 available)

....5567...(2)...Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791.(dark one is sold)...52+mm. F++.  Only 3 left!! Make a bit of histrio and buy one....Kenya....$8  (2 available)

NEW...34237...(+)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....12 to 16mm. F++.  Heavily brown speckled top & bottom, with pastel orange base...Philippines..SPECIAL!..$6  (8 available)

NEW...34237A..(3)..Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....15+mm. F++.  Nice little biggies!!...Philippines...$11  (3 available)

....33218...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....16mm. F++.  Nicely brown speckled & white banded, with pastel orange base...New Caledonia...$15  (1 available)

....33040...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....14mm. F++.  Good sized specimens...Solomon Islands...$10  (1 available)

....33041...(7)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....12 to 13mm. F++.  Well speckled typical specimens...Solomon Islands...$5  (7 available)

....19516...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825...13 to 15mm. Gem.  Orange base with dark brown spots - Halloween colours!...Australia...$9  (1 available)

....26517...(1)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....15.5, 16.5mm. F++.  Lovely large specimens...Solomons...$14   (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.

....26122...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....44.1mm. F+++.  MONSTER specimen!...South China Sea...$120  (1 available)

....26123...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....42mm. F+++. HUGE!!...South China Sea...$80  (1 available)

....25814...(4)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....30 to ...34mm. F++.  Fully adult specimens at a juvenile price...Taiwan...$18  (4 available)

....26124...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....38 to 40mm. F+++.  You'll hungerfordese prime, large specimens (oooh the Punishment)...South China Sea...$35  (2 available)

....26126...(3)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....32 to 35mm. F+++.  Good specimens of this uncommon cowrie...South China Sea..SPECIAL!!!..$20 (3 available)

....19694...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888...37, 38mm. F++.  Lightest orange-pink base & marginal callous with a few black spots...Taiwan...$25  (2 available)

....19381...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....37mm. F++.  Delightful specimen!!...Tiawan...$20 (1 available)

....24464...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....37mm. F.  Bargain starter specimen has 6 or 7 pinholes in the dorsum...Japan...$10  (2 available)

....31699...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....25 to 33mm. F++.  4 piece growth and pattern variation set...Cook Islands...$7/set  (1 available)

....33429...(1)....Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....36mm. F++.  Large & fat for the species, with bright orange tips...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

super cute spotted form" - according to my source :-0 ...31785...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....26mm. 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 - 33mm. F+.  Light-colerd form, almost no brown axial marks. Subfossil..Zanzibar..$6 (4 available)

....270...(1)...Cypraea isabella L, 1758 ...29mm. F+ high. Unusual: only a trace of pattern. Light tan ...Fiji ...$4  (1 available)

....31446...(1)...Cypraea isabella fm broderipi....31mm. F++.  With rich brown spotted tips and minimal black dorsal flecks...Cook Islands...$10  (1 available)

....33639...(1)...Cypraea isabella fm. rumphii Schilder & Schilder, 1938.......34mm. F++.  FREAK!! Highly inflated form of this species, this specimen has almost zero pattern: quite uncommon!!...Philippines...$16  (1 available)

....29342...(1)...Cypraea katsuae Kuroda, 1950....19mm. F+ high.  Slightly pitted, though an otherwise clean & glossy example of this rare species...Philippines...$160 (negotiable)  (1 available)

....29559...(1)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....17mm. F++.  Large, with nice blue-gray back...Djibouti...$3  (1 available)

sold...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....19 to 21mm. F++.  LARGE, decent specimens...Zanzibar...saved for photo

....18840...(1pair)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....18 to 19mm. Gem.  Blue-gray blotched backs & brown speckled white base...Zanzibar...$5/pr  (1 pair available)

....23549...(6)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....16 to 19mm. F+++.  Blue-gray banded backs & with black spotted tips...Solomon Is....$3  (6 available)

....20492...(1)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....18.5mm. F+++.  Blue-gray & cream banded backs. Nice!...Zanzibar...$3  (1 available)

....33359...(1)...Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906....19mm. F++.  With 3 pale blue-gray dorsal bands...Mozambique...$3  (1 available)

NEW...34169...pr...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....17mm. F+/F++.  Extreme pattern pair...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 available)

NEW...33689...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....20mm. F++.  Big for the species, dorsum spotted like a tiny fawn...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....31938...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....18mm. F++.  Jumbo example of this typically tiny species with brown spotted margins...Guadalcanal...$7  (1 available)

...23057...(4)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....15 - 18mm F++ to Gem. Terrific trios!! Sets of three very different variations...Queensland, Australia...$8 (4 sets available)

....32559...(3)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....19 to 21mm. F++.  Big for the species with dark brown spotted backs...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

....26453...(3)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....17 to 19mm. F++.  NICE!! Rich chestnut brown with fine tan spots, these are considerably darker than average...Philippines...$4  (3 available)

....19816...(1)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....22mm. F++.  Jumbo example! lots of brown marginal spotting too...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....23057...(4)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....15 - 18mm. F++ to Gem. Terrific trios!! Sets of three very different variations...Queensland, Australia...$8  (4 sets available)

....27855...(2)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....39 to 42mm. F++.  Fat, heavy specimens, with hints of purple between the teeth a la famed & fabled fainzilberi form...Tanzania...$7  (2 available)

....26214...(3)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....40 to 44mm. F+++.  large specimens, showing good marginal and dorsal spots...Zanzibar...$7 (3 available)

....22776...(set)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....37 to 38mm. F+ to F++.  3 piece set shows various shades & spot patterns...India...$7/set  (1 set available)

NEW...34215...(2)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....42 to 43mm. F++.  Good sized specimens with fairly pale dorsum, from unusual locale...South Africa...$5 cheap!  (2 available)

....22777...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....38mm. F++.  Interesting colour change at the sulcus...India...$3  (1 available)

....33163...(2)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....33.5 F++.  Biggies!!...Burma...$15  (2 available)

....33167...(pr)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....26 & 28mm. 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....28mm. F+.  Bargain specimen with thick lateral callus but with mild dorsal flaw...Burma...$4  (1 available)

....33265...(1)...Cypraea langfordi Kuroda, 1938....55mm. F++ high.  Spectacular specimen of this scarce & beautiful collectors' item...Philippines...$275 and WELL worth it!  (1 available)

....18841...(4)...Cypraea leviathan fm titan Schilder & Schilder, 1962....27 to 29mm. F++.   Fully adult dwarf forms so small the name seems inappropriate!...Zanzibar...$9 (4 available)

....23436...(1)...Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1811....20mm. F+++.  Pustulose dorsum, darker than typical...Zanzibar...$8  (1 available)

....23423...(1)...Cypraea limacina fm. interstincta Wood, 1828....24mm. F++.  Delicately colored & spotted like a fawn. Smooth East African form..Zanzibar..$4. (1 available)

....18842...(5)...Cypraea limacina fm. interstincta Wood, 1828....22 to 26mm. F++.  With smoother, darker backs & shorter teeth than the typical form...Zanzibar...$4 (5 available)

....27528...(2)...Cypraea listeri Gray, 1828....15, 17mm. F++ solid.  Blue-gray bands & black lateral spots... New Caledonia...$10  (2 available)

....27032...(3)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....20 to 22mm. F++.  Large, dark specimens...Philippines...$4  (3 available)

....31084...(2)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....21 & 22mm. F++.  Larger & darker than average specimens...Philippines...$3  (2 available)

....23554...(5)...Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791....16mm. F+++.  Boldly speckled bright orange bases...Philippines...$3 (5 available)

....30329...(2)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53 & 58mm. F+++.  Big, totally extreme pair, one cream with tan spots, the other blue-gray with light spots...Philippines...$15/pair  (2 available)

....32631...(pair)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....31 & 39mm. F++.  Good pair shows variability of colour, pattern & size...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

....32560...(9)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....24 to 27mm. F++.  Completely adult dwarf specimens...Philippines...$5  (9 available)

....29666...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....22mm. F+++.  Freak form. lop-sided dwarf specimen...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....30878...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....57mm. F++.  Large, heavy specimen of the callused form, with thick white base & orange-red between the teeth...Thailand...$10  (1 available)

...30879...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....48mm. F++.  It's lynx alright, but so heavily spotted it almost looks like a miniature tigris!...Thailand...$5  (1 available)

....31004...(+)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....45 to 52mm. F++.  Bag full of bobcats! Typically spotted specimens...Philippines...2 for $3  (10 available)

....32003...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....29mm. F+.  Extreme freak, with labral injury causing open mouth effect & very paledorsal spotting...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....32004...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....24mm. F++.  Odd little dwarf specimen, speckled & elongated...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....27620...(set)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...46 to 51mm. F++.  Great 5 piece pattern variation set...Philippines...$9/set  (1 set available)

....28084...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....44mm. F++.  Distinctly spotted cat, with overclouding Dig it, Man!.Philippines..$3

....26648...(pair)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....40 & 42mm. F++.  Extreme pair, one in dark gray, the other brown spotted on cream. Looks like retained juvenile dorsum, but shell has all teeth & basal callus...Tanzania...$15/pair  (1 pair available)

....27184...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53mm. F+.  Big kitty in the light tan colour phase,  unusually pale & nearly spot free dorsum...Tanzania...$5  (1 available)

....27533...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....40mm. F++.  Fat cat!... New Caledonia...$3  (1 available)

....23424...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53mm. F++.  Big cat! Nice kitty