*NEW PRICE...30553...(2)...Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837....38 to 41mm. F+++. With dorsums well mottled in cinnamon brown on creamy tan...Senegal..SPECIAL!!..$18 firm (2 available)

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

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

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

*NEW...34775...(1)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....22mm. F+.  Highly unusual all creamy yellow colour form. ID by supplier...Philippines...$10  (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...(5)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....20 to 24mm. F++. Albino specimens, creamy white with blue-white dorsum...Philippines...$10  (5 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...(6)...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758... 23-25mm. F++.  Mild-mannered freaks, for mild money - Rostratism on a budget!! ..Zanzibar...$7  (6 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...(1pair)...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  (1 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...$40  (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)

*....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...(2)...Cypraea arabica Linne, 1758....59 to 61mm.   F+++.  Dark, fully developed specimens...Philippines...$3  (2 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)

*....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)

*....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)

*....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...(6 prs)...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...(6)...Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1819....26 to 28mm. F+++.  Beautifully brown speckled backs & creamy bases...Peru...$4  (6 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)

*...33417...set...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758....74 to 78 mm. F++. Neat 3 piece set shows a range of "eye" distribution densities (on one so dense some conect to form "8"s!)...Philippines...$20/set (1 set available)

*....16343...(1)...Cypraea argus Linne, 1758...65 - 68mm. F++.  Good, clean, mid-sized typical patterned examples  (Almost sounds like a used car!)..Philippines...$5  (1 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)

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

*NEW...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)

*....33419...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....90mm. F++.  Fat, fresh, fully adult examples...Philippines...$140  (1 available)

*....31152...(2)...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  (2 available)

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

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

*....31016A...(2)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1798....101.5mm. F++.  Deligtuful, size-large specimen...Philippines...$150  (2 available)

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

*....31375...(1)...Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791....98mm. F++.  Fresh, large & solidly mature specimens...Philippines...$160  (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...(1)...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!!  (1 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)

*...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)

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

*NEW...35211...(2)...Cypraea bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937....20mm. F++.  Large for the species, with tips intact......Philippines...$4  (2 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)

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

*...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)

*....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)

*NEW...34351...(1)...Cypraea bistronotata keelingensis Schilder & Schilder, 1940....19mm. F++. Light orange colour form with minimal brown basal spotting...Philippines...$7  (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)

*...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)

*...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)

*...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)

*...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)

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

*....32583...(1)...Cypraea boivini 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  (7 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...(1)...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  (1 available)

*...35519...(1)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 1758....20mm. F++.  Cute little dwarf snake-head ...Philippines...$5 (1 available)

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

sold...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...retained for photo

*....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)

*....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)

*....22772...(set)...Cypraea caputserpentis Linne, 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)

*....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 (1 pair available)

*....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 ( 1 set available)

*....29215...(7)...Cypraea caputserpentis caputophidi Schilder, 1927....22 to 25mm. F++.  Cute little guys with different shape & spot pattern than the nominate form...Hawaii...$4  (7 available)

*....29554...(4)...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  (4 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  (3 available)

*....6351...(2)...Cypraea carneola propinqua Garrett, 1879 ...22 - 23mm  F++ solid/Gem. Zanzibar...$7 (2 available)

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

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

*NEW...34747...(1)...Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....45 to 50mm. F++.  Good big examples with pastel orange between the teeth...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

*...33984...(2)...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  (2 available)

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

*....26204A...(2 pair)...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  (2 pairs 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)

*...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)

*NEW...34579...(1)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....56, 58mm. F++.  Interesting specimens, well grown & with fully developed brown base & apertural teeth but with retained gray banded dorsums...Peru...$5  (1 available)

*NEW...34578...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....66mm. F++.  Fresh, dark, fully adult examples with strong dorsal spotting...Peru...$7  (2 available)

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

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

*...34239...(2)...Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843....47, 51mm. 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)

*....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)

*....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  (1 set 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)

*....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)

*....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)

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

*....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)

*....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...(4)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....18 to 20mm. F+.  With great data, one or two minor flaws, though fresh dead...Saipan...$6  (4 available)

*....31418...(5)...Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825....20 to 23mm. F+.  Good sized, fresh dead examples, with excellent data...Saipan...$7  (5 available)

*...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)

*...25838...set...Cypraea chinensis fm violacea Rous, 1905....29 to 32mm. Gem.  Excellent set of 4, showing variation in pattern and lateral spotting...Tanzania...$19/set  (1 set 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  (3 available)

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

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

*....30433...(2)...Cypraea chinensis fm. violacea Rous, 1905....20 to 22mm. F++.  Delightful dwarf specimens, heavily spotted with deep purple...Djibouti...$5  (2 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)

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

sold...Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis Lorenz & Hubert, 1993....27mm. F++.  Big for form, with "ash" spots spreading over entire dorsum...Brazil...retained for photo

*...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...35068...(1)...Cypraea cicercula Linne, 1758....18mm. F++.  Smooth, light yellow-tan, with well beaked extremities...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

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

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

*....31782...(1)...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  (1 available)

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

*....5600...(1)...Cypraea clandestina Linne, 1758...18mm. F++.  Nice, typical...Langford Island....$4  (1 available)

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

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

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

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

*....18832...(3)...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  (3 available)

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

*...35554...(1)...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10mm. F++.  Just a little bit of contamination!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)

*NEW...34875...set...Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832....10 to 13mm. 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)

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

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

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

*NEW...34796...(7)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23 to 26mm. F++.  Selected high grade larger specimens...Philippines...$4  (7 available)

*...32351...set...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F++. 4 piece sets show variability of spot patterns...Philippines...$7/set (1 set available)

*NEW...35406...set...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....24 to 26mm. F++.  Nice 3 piece set shows subtle but distinct spot & pattern variations......Philippines...$5/set  (1 set available

*...34159...(4)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....30 to 32mm. F+++.  Jumbo specimens of this attractively-spotted cowrie...Philippines...$8  (4 available)

*...34160...(1)....Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....28mm. F++.  Mild-mannered medium-melanism on this superb 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)

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

*....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)

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

*SPECIAL!!...20217...(6)...Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811...15 to 18mm. F++.  Cute little dwarf form specimens from Zanzibar...$7 firm  (6 available)

*....20218...(1)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Linne, 1758...27 to 29mm. F++.  Excellent, well spotted specimens...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*...20221...(1)...Cypraea cribraria zadela Linne, 1758....27.5mm. 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, 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)

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

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

*NEW...34659...(2)...Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824....34mm. F++.  Good, solid, fully adult examples...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)

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

*....32610...(1)...Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833....61, 62mm. F++.  Good sized typically patterned examples, marginally speckled in dark gray...Philippines...$9  (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)

*....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)

*....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)

*....22067...(3)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....58 to 64mm. F++.  Greenish-gray glaze over a barely discernable typical pattern...Philippines...$8  (3 available)

*....17878...(1)...Cypraea eglantina grieseofformis Duclos, 1833....62, 63mm. F++.  The lovely green-glazed form...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....18069...(3)...Cypraea eglantina fm. griseoformis Duclos....46 to 55mm. F++.  So heavily glazed the typical pattern is almost obliterated...Philippines..$7 (3 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 erosa Linne, 1758....36mm. F++.  Fully mature, with thickly calloused base...Djibouti...$4  (1 available)

*....25835...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne,1758....40 to 42mm. F++. BIG dark spotted specimens ...Tanzania...$9  (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)

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

*...30437...(1)...Cypraea erosa Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Totally adult & totally tiny dwarf specimen...Djibouti...$9 (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 set)...Cypraea errones Linne, 1758...17 - 30mm. F++ solid to Gem.  Study set of 18...Okinawa...$15/set  (1 set 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 (pair available)

*....18838...(2)...Cypraea fimbriata fm. durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938...15 to 17mm. Gem.  Gray-tan with broken brown dorsal band & purple tips...Zanzibar...$5  (2 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)

*....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)

*NEW...34864...(1)...Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825....35mm. F++.  Fully developed specimen with long brown lip teeth...South Africa...$45  (1 available)

*....31844...(1)...Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825....37mm. F+ high.  Heavily mature, dark toothed base & big for the species...South Africa...$20  (1 available)

*NEW...34865...(1)...Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909....35mm. F++.  Great example with wonderfully thickened basal callus...South Africa...$35  (1 available)

*....30856...(1)...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  (1 available)

*NEW...35415...(3)...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....19 to 20mm. 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...prs...Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758....20 to 22 mm. F++. Extreme colour pairs, one in choclate brown, the other in orange tan...Philippines...$12/pr. (10 available)

*...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 (1 set available)

*....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)

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

*NEW...34708...set...Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849....9 to 19mm. F++.  Great 12 piece study set, all adult yet in a huge size range, also showing a variety of patterns...Philippines...$15/set  (1 set 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....(2)...Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867...15 - 16mm. Gem.  Cream with blue-gray back & brown dorsal blotch..Philippines..$2  (2 available)

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

*....29214...(1)...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....31, 35mm. F+++.  Giant sized creamy-tan specimens of this endemic. Pease buy one! ..Hawaii...$35  (1 available)

*...33500...(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....56mm. 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) 

*...30848....(1)...Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791....45 mm. Gem-. Small but sweet, fully adult true dwarf specimen...Philippines...$55 (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)

*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...$50 (1 available)

*NEW...34476...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....50mm. F++. Interesting example, with dark brown base, striped lateral callus & neat bifurcated sulcus...South China Sea...$50 (1 available)

*NEW...34477...(1)...Cypraea guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....47mm. F++. Fully adult & boldly polka-dotted semi-dwarf...South China Sea...$110 (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...$55 (1 available)

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

*...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)

*...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)

*...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)

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

*....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...$35  (1 available)

*...31485...(1)...Cypraea guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....54 mm. Gem-. Gorgeous dark specimen, with dark brown base & lateral stripes & with deep orange, lightly spotted dorsum...Philippines...$125 (1 available)

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

*NEW...34797...(1)...Cypraea helvola Linne, 1758....13mm. F++.  Amazingly small dwarf specimen, fully adult...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....20861...(set)...Cypraea helvola fm citrinicolor Iredale, 1935....18 to 20mm. F++.  Nice set showing 3 variations on the theme...Australia...$8/set (1 set 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)

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

*...34237...(5)...Cypraea humphreysi Gray, 1825....12 to 14mm. F++.  Heavily brown speckled top & bottom, with pastel orange base...Philippines..SPECIAL!..$6  (5 available)

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

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.

*...35521...(3)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....34mm. F++.  You'll hunger for dis fine specimen...Philippines...$15 (3 available)

*NEW...34621...(9)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....33 to 37mm. F++.  Uncommon & beautiful species, with orangey base & brown speckled dorsum ringed with black spots...South China Sea..SPECIAL!!.$12 firm  (9 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...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....38 to 40mm. F+++.  You'll hungerfordese prime, large specimens (oooh the Punishment)...South China Sea...$35  (1 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)

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

*...25813...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....35 to 37mm. F++. Orange base, brown marginal spots. You'll hunger for these hungerfordi...Taiwan...$23 (1 available)

*... 270 ...(1)...Cypraea isabella L, 1758 ...29mm F++. Unusual: only a teensie tiny trace of pattern. Light tan ...Fiji ... $8 (1 available)

*NEW...34426...(2)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....18, 19mm. F++. Dimunitive, dark, dwarf examples (I assume I may use "dimunitive" in reference to dwarves)...Thailand...$4 (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)

*...31785...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758 ("super cute spotted form" - according to my source :-0)....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)

*....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

*....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)

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

*...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...$5  (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...(2)...Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849....17 to 19mm. F++.  NICE!! Rich chestnut brown with fine tan spots, these are considerably darker than average...Philippines...$4  (2 available)

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

*...33730...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....50 mm. F++. Huge specimen of this Indian Ocean species...Tanzania...$14 (1 available)
 

*...30469...(5)...Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....34 to 38 mm. F++. Good big examples of the deep water form...Indonesia...$15 (5 available)

*...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...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....33.5 F++.  Biggies!!...Burma...$15  (1 available)

*Exeptional Specimen shells...33166A...(1)...Cypraea lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....37.2 mm. F++. Gigantic!...Burma...$40 (1 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...(4)...Cypraea limacina fm. interstincta Wood, 1828....22 to 26mm. F++.  With smoother, darker backs & shorter teeth than the typical form...Zanzibar...$4 (4 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)

sold...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53 & 58mm. F+++.  Big, totally extreme pair, one cream with tan spots, the other blue-gray with light spots...Philippines...retained for photo

*....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)

*...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...(10)...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)

*....23424...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....53mm. F++.  Big cat! Nice kitty, with generously spotted dorsum...Philippines...$9 (1 available)

*....23425...(2)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....44 to 47mm. F++.  Black spotted milky gray backs with orange between the teeth. Prime, fresh beauties...Philippines...$6 (2 available)

*....18075...(pair)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...59 & 60mm. F++.  Both nice & large, one typical, one with creamy glaze over dorsum...Philippines...$12/pair  (1 pair available)

*....22363...(pair)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...43 & 51mm. F++.  Extreme pair, one pink toned, the other blueish, showing the opposite ends of this population's variability...Philippines...$10/pair  (1 available)

*....17885...(3)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758....54 to 58mm. F++.  Big kitties!! nice kitties, each with a slightly different pattern...Philippines...$5 (3 available)

*....16648...(1)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...54 - 58mm. F++ to Gem.  Good sized typical specimens...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....16649...(3)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...49 - 50mm. F++.  Slightly smaller normal examples...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

*....16650...(2pair)...Cypraea lynx Linne, 1758...55 - 57mm. F++.  Nice contrast- pairs: One golden brown, the other blue-gray clouded...Philippines...$7/pair  (2 available)

*....7782...(pr)....Cypraea lynx Linne 1758...22, 25mm. F++ & Gem.  pair, one typical, one elongated freak, with high apex and odd columnellar teeth...Philippines...$5/pr  (1 pair available)

*....32704...(1)...Cypraea lynx fm. vanelli Linne, 1758....57mm. F++.  Large, light coloured form with minimal spotting...Philippines...$13  (1 available)

*...16571...(1)...Cypraea maculifera Schilder,1932....38mm. F++. Interesting! Brown columellar spot, but otherwise similar to C. depressa....Indonesia...$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....43mm. F++.  Fully adult dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*...30502...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....62, 63 mm. F++. Cute semi-dwarf examples, fully adult, with lightly patterned backs & bright orange teeth...Indonesia...$15 (1 available)

*NEW...34728...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....55mm. F++.  Delightful completely classic dwarf specimen, fully adult & with pink, callused base...Philippines...$18  (1 available)

*NEW...35575...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....53mm. F++.  Immaculate, heavily-spotted dwarf specimen......Philippines...$25  (1 available)

*NEW...34700...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....67mm. F+ high.  Melanism virtually obscures the typical mappa sulcus...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....33424...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....67, 68mm. F+ high.  Mid-sized examples with light pink base. A couple of small dorsal irregularities...Philippines...$7  (2 available)

*....33425...(1)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....66mm. F++.  Partial melanism, with pattern over-printing on much of the dorsum...Philippines...$18  (1 available)

*....32633...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....86 & 88mm. F++. Big examples with totally typical classic dorsum & sulcus patterns...Philippines...$10  (2 available)

*....32635...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70mm. F++.  With mild melanism partly obscuring the sulcus...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....32636...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70mm. 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....70mm. F++.  Classic example of the pretty, pink based colour form...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

*....32639...(2)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....73 & 79mm. 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 & 79mm. F++.  Pretty pink based specimens with partly disrupted dorsal pattern...Philippines...$10  (2 available)

*....32641...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....55mm. F++.  Lightweight but adult dwarf...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....32642...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....68 to 75mm. F++.  Good, dark examples with mid-columellar brown spot...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....32643...(5)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72 to 83mm. F++.  Nice, typical examples with lightly spotted margins & bold sulcus lines...Philippines...$7  (5 available)

*....32644...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....62mm. F++.   Cute spots, and a well repaired dorsal injury has resulted in a flattened labral side & an elongated profile...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*....32573...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70mm. 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)

*....30067...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....85, 86mm. F+ high.  Odd sulcus freaks, with blurred, indistinct sulcus line...Philippines...$13  (1 available)

*....30068...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....79mm. F++.  With mildly melanistic patch on the dorsum. Think of it like a birth mark!...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*...33981...(3)...Cypraea mappa contraria....55 to 57mm. F++.  Semi-dwarf specimens with somewhat occluded sulcus "map" pattern & orange teeth...Thailand...$10  (3 available)

*....20638...(1)...Cypraea mappa fm. geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933...66mm. F++.  Freakish, with an obscured sulcus & melanistic "highlights". Quite interesting indeed!...Tanzania...$15  (1 available)

*....30881...(1)...Cypraea mappa fm. cf geographica Schilder & Schilder....48mm. F+++. Fully adult dwarf with good, solid, heavy base...Sumatra...$15  (1 available)

*....28370...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72mm. F++.  Completely classic example of the mappa mappa form with nicely defined sulcus...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....28407...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....69mm. F++.  Delightful blush pink base...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....29528...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....82mm. F+.  Odd & slightly freaky specimen, with several dorsal granules & a truly degenerate sulcus...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

*....29529...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....81mm. F++.  With odd white clouds along the sulcus line that reminds me of nebulae along the Milky Way...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

*....29531...(pair)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....76 & 77mm. F++.  Interesting pair, One very inflated & with complex sulcus, the other quite elongated, with nearly straight sulcus...Philippines...$27/pair  (1 pair available)

*....29532...(pair)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....78 & 83mm. F++.  Odd pair, Two shades of brown, two different shapes & two scrambled sulci...Philippines...$20/pair  (1 pair available)

*....23332...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758...80mm. F++.  Odd specimen with un-lobed sulcus line & strange dorsal pattern...Philippines...$14. (1 available)

*....24126...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....77mm. F++. 3 way sulcus freak, with wide, interesting side branch to the left margin...Philippines...$16  (1 available)

*....24843...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....61mm. F++.  Space saver specimen! Perfect typical mappa....Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....23334...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....66mm. F++.  Good globose shape, with dorsum splendidly overcasted: quite different!...Philippines...$17  (1 available)

*....23336...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....78mm. F++.  A bit of everything! Pink base, nice dorsal pattern & mildly freaky sulcus...Philippines...$9.  (1 available)

*....23337...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....77mm. F++.  Strange blotchy dorsal pattern & wide sulcus with an island in it!...Philippines...$9.  (1 available)

*....23338...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72mm. F++.  Partly melanistic, with over-riding dark patches at anterior end & on apex...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*....22364...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....74mm. F+.  Bizzare injury freak, with a ridge that becomes a groove across the dorsum...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....22074...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758...74mm. F++. Quite freaky! with strange, wandering, split sulcus & an unusual callous covering the central labral teeth...Philippines...$18  (1 available)

*....20866...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....76mm. F++.  Globose!! Quite hump-backed  (No, it doesn't sing)...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*....22080...(pair)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....57 & 60mm. F++.  Semi-Dwarf pair, one with moderately degenerate dorsal pattern...Philippines...$18/pair (1 pair available)

*....5081...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758...79mm. F++ solid. Really unusual sulcus, and quite Globose!  Phillipines...$18  (1 available)

*....19698...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....70mm. F++.  Interesting example with the sulcus displaced almost to the labral margin!...Philippines...$11  (1 pair available)

*....5082...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....72.5mm. F++ solid.  Odd small dark patches of very early melanism-good study shell!...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*....18814...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....68.5mm. 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)

*....17690...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....63mm. F++.  STRANGE! The margins are dotted like fm geographica, yet this is still the nominate form...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

*....19114...(1)...Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....60mm. F++.  With Definitely Melanistic side patches, obscured sulcus, & lovely purple basal spot...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

*....30436...(5)...Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1817....25 to 30mm. F++.  With nicely freckled dorsum & purple spotted lavender base...Djibouti...$12  (5 available)

*....29562...(pair)...Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1817....23 & 24mm. F++.  Light & dark colour phase pair of this pretty cowrie...Djibouti...$24/pair  (1 pair available)

*....32738...(8)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....13 to 15mm. F++.  Fresh, dark, fine speckled specimens. Now you'll need an Oliva to go with your martini!...Philippines...$15 firm  (8 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 14mm. F++.  Fresh & mature, with brown teeth & fine speckles...Philippines...SPECIAL!!..$14 firm.  (3 available)

*....31155...(2)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....14mm. F++.  Scarce species with extended tips & fine brown teeth...Philippines...$15  (2 available)

*....28777...(1)...Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907....14mm. F++.  Now THIS is a my idea of a delicious martini!!...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

*...16638A...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....83mm. F++. Partly melanistic. Very dark, spots partly obscured...Philippines...$12 (1 available)

*...35988...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....110mm. F+. Monster mauritiana! Big, even for this large species, live taken but with a little chip off the anterior tip. (Rice lists a 105mm. "good" specimen only for $165 - and we all know that "good" isn't!!!)...Hawaii...$175 (1 available)

*...33994...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana monstruosa (?)....76mm. F++.  Generously dubbed "monstruosa" by our supplier. Has grayish marginal clouding & melanistic obscurration of the dorsal spots...Thailand...$12  (1 available)

*....32647...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....53mm. F++.  Cute, typically patterned dwarf specimen...Philippines...$25  (1 available)

*....32650...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....79mm. F++.  With good sized dorsal melanistic brown blotch...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*....32651...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....72mm. F+.  Very fat & heavy, with strong melanistic blotch surrounding a well healed dorsal dent...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....32652...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....70mm. F++.  Marvelously melanistic, with "double-struck" dorsal pattern that mostly obscures the typical spotting...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....32653...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....73mm. F++.  Odd example with partly incomplete dorsal pattern on the columellar side...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....32654...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....67mm. F++.  Good, dark, fairly typically patterned specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)

*....31873...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....70mm. F++.  Good typical specimen, though from an unusual locality...Taiwan...$4  (1 available)

*....32270...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....73mm. F++.  Lovely, typical specimens, slightly smaller than average due to their northern locality...Taiwan...$4  (1 available)

*....30334...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....72mm. F++.  Heavy based typical specimen...Kenya...$6  (1 available)

*....28191...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....90mm. F++. Dark (touch of melanism), heavy, large & fully mature...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*....28371...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....85mm. F+ nicely.  Though perhaps fresh dead, this big specimen shows strong melanism with "double struck" dorsal pattern...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

*....29535...(pair)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....68 & 71mm. 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)

*....23693...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....60mm. 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....77mm. F++.  Dark, clear, dorsal pattern with wide, heavy base...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....24602...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758...77mm. F+.  Interesting slightly sub-adult study specimen, shows last stages of spot development & first stages of basal thickening...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*....16639...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758...76mm. F++.  Distinctily melanistic, quite dark...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*....17616...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758...74mm. F+.  "Lop-sided" humpback! Miss-formed dorsum. Call it "Quasimodo"...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....16805...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....62mm. F++.  Clear, delightfully crooked sulcus - a treat!!...Solomon Islands...$12  (1 available)

*....16806...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758...57mm. F++. DWARF!! Fully mature, dark & heavy...Solomon Islands...$8  (1 available)

*....22086...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....56.5mm. F++.  Fresh, dark, dwarf specimen. Stunningly stunted!...Philippines...$27  (1 available)

*....23053...(11)...Cypraea microdon Gray, 1826...8 - 10mm. F++ to Gem.  Cute little dons!!..Philippines...$6 for a pair of them.  (11 available)

*....19551...(2)...Cypraea microdon Gray, 1826...8mm. F++.  "Micro" indeed, but pretty cool for a little guy, with nice little purple end spots...Solomon Islands...$4  (2 available)

*....30996...(prs)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....31 to 35mm. F+++.  Colour pairs, one with greenish background, the other mustard yellow, covered in fine spots...Philippines...$5/pair  (3 pairs available)

*NEW...34602...(10)...Cypraea milliaris - forma?? Linne, 1758....35 to 45mm. 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 49mm. F++.   Jumbo specimens, white spotted on shades of mustard...Philippines...$7  (3 available)

*....32562...(9)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....23 to 26mm. F++.  Delightful dwarves! Don't be Bashful, buy one & you'll be Happy, don't & you might be Grumpy...Philippines...$4  (9 available)

*....30997...(prs)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....36 to 40mm. F+++.  Nice large examples with lots of fine spots...Philippines...$5/pair  (4 pairs available)

*....30998...(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....47mm. F++.  Jumbo specimen!!..Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*....32001...(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....40mm. F+ high.  Serious dorsal injury freak with mishapen back & split sulcus pattern...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....28083..(1)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....39mm. F++.  Large, typically white speckled specimen...India...$5  (1 available)

*....18561...(2)...Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791....35 to 37mm. F++/G.  Nice normal greenish-tan with pale spots...Australia...$3  (2 available)

*...35525...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....14mm. F++.  Fully adult, well calloused absolutely cutest semi-dwarf (or is that just "small"?? You say potayto i say potahto......)...Philippines...$5 (1 available)

*NEW...34686...set...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758 (#55 & 57)....20, 24mm. 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 available)

*....30729...(1)...Cypraea moneta freak....20mm. 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....23mm. F++.  Bright mustard yellow with heavily callused base...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....32632...(pair)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....16mm. F+.  Dwarf freaky pair, one pastel yellow, one mis-shapen & greenish...Philippines...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

*....32564...(set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....21 to 33mm. 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...(pair)...Cypraea moneta freaks....19 & 22mm. 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....17mm. F++. Wildly freaky specimen, flattened, toothless & with wide open grin...Philippines...$25 (1 available)

*....29344...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....22mm. 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....19mm. F+.  With 3 greenish bands (like icterina form) & truly bizarre reflected lip callus...Philippines...$18  (1 available)

*....24450...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....31mm. F++.  Greenish yellow backs & heavy marginal callus on these large examples...Zanzibar...$4  (1 available)

*....23428...(1)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....21 to 23mm. F++.  Super-bright sulfur yellow!...Zanzibar...$4  (1 available)

*....20640...(4)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758...18 to 26mm. F++/Gem.  Nice 5 piece sets show a range of colours, shapes & dorsal bands. Good display of variability...Transkei...$7  (4 sets available)

*....20641...(+)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758...18 to 26mm. F++/Gem.  Good singles from this unusual locality...Transkei  (S. Africa)...$3 for 3 of them...(15 available)

*....15696...(set)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....18 - 25mm. F++. NICE set! Greenish with blue stripes...Philippines...$10/set  (1 set available)

*....20227...(3)...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....19 to 20mm. F+.  Unusual colour! Yellowish green with blue-gray bands...Sri Lanka...$4  (3 available)

*....22197...(1)...Cypraea moneta fm. icterina Lamarck, 1810....36.5mm. F+.  Widely-grinning freak: large and sassy!! A good one...India...$11  (1 available)

*NEW...34356...(3)...Cypraea moneta fm. icterina Lamarck, 1810....35 to 36mm. 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 - 35mm. 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.... 22mm  Gem.  Snow white with greenish banded dorsum...Japan...$6  (1 available)

*....28992...(1)...Cypraea mus Linne, 1758....41mm. F++.  Good sized typical form specimen, with black bordered sulcus line...Venezuela...$14  (1 available)

*NEW...35785...(1)...Cypraea mus donmoorei Petuch, 1979....55mm. F++. Big, fully formed & developed specimen with classic pattern...Venezuela...$60  (1 available)

*NEW...35789...(2)...Natica canrena Linne, 1758....51mm. F++ w/o. Huge, classically patterned specimens complete with grooved, calcareous operc...Venezuela...$12 (2 available)

*....28619...(1)...Cypraea mus fm. ? Sowerby, 1870....48mm. F++.  Lateral patterns close to donmoorei, but not nearly as broad as that form, and the dorsal pattern is very "mus-like" almost a transitional specimen. With white dorsal pustule offset against dark brown sulcus line...Venezuela...$17  (1 available)

*....28911...(1)...Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827....48, 49mm. F++.  Fine, chubby specimen of this former rarity...Thailand...$20  (1 available)

*...33691...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....23mm. F++.  Good sized, fully adult example...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....23430...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....22 to 25mm. F++.  The nucleus of a cowrie collection? teeth covering base, pustules covering back...Zanzibar...$3  (1 available)

kept for photo...Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1819....22 to 23mm. Gem.  Looks like C. annulus with a swollen alergic histamine reaction...Polynesia...kept for photo

*....27537...(1)...Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1819....17 to 18mm. Gem.  Like an overinflated C. annulus...Polynesia...$3  (1 available)

*...30069...(2)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....45 to 47 mm. F++. Giant specimens with jet black bases & white framed dorsum...Philippines...$7 (2 available)

*NEW...34620...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....46mm. F++.  BIG, prime examples with jet black base & white rimmed dorsum...South China Sea...$11  (1 available)

*....33428...(1)....Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....41mm. F++.  Good sized typical specimen...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....32579...(2)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....45 to 48mm. F++.  Good, big examples with white dorsal glaze & dark brown base...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

*....32566...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....27mm. F++.  Dwarf specimen with totally adult dorsal pattern & dark, fully toothed base...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....27539...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....37mm. F++.  Brown base with contrasting cream coloured dorsal callus...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....22802...(set)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758...38 to 40mm. 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...31mm. F++.  Fully adult dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*...25839...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....40 to 42mm. F++. Rich, deep red-brown throughout...Tanzania...$6 (1 available)

*NEW...34427...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....29 to 33mm. F++.  Fresh, dark brown examples of this scarce dwarf form...Thailand...$7   (2 available)

*...33982...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....33mm. F++.  With black base & coffee brown dorsum. Rare in this locality...Thailand...$5  (1 available)

*...34024...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42, 47mm. F++.  Unusual locality, from deep water off Sumatra...Indonesia...$9  (2 available)

*...33979...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....32mm. F++.  Super dark brown specimen...Thailand...$6  (1 available)

*...30331..(1)....Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....43mm. F++.  Dark chocolate brown...Kenya...$5  (1 available

*....31787...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....48mm. F+.  Large & dark, but with a few dorsal growth lines...Thailand...$4  (1 available)

*....31875...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42mm. F+ high.  Rich brown but with some blistering of the dorsum...Tanzania...$6  (2 available)

*....23562...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....42 to 44mm. F++.  Solid chocolate brown...Zanzibar...$6  (2 available)

*....23563...(2)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....35 to 36mm. F++.  Possibly semi-dwarf. smaller than any listed...Zanzibar...$5  (2 available)

*....33115...(1)...Cypraea onyx Linne, 1758....46mm. 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 44mm. 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 38mm. 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....26mm. F++.  Fully adult dwarf specimen...$7  (1 available)

*....33120...(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamarck, 1810....28mm. F++.  Semi-warf specimen of this dark colour form...$7  (1 available)

*....6348.....(1)...Cypraea onyx adusta Lamark, 1810..39, 40mm. F++.  Well-adusted! Good and dark..Zanzibar..$4  (1 available)

*....32629...(1)...Cypraea ovum Gmelin, 1791....32mm. F++.  Large, fresh & dark...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....18566...(1)...Cypraea ovum chrysostoma Schilder, 1927...24 to 27mm. F+++/G.  With orange teeth...Papua New Guinea...$4  (1 available)

*...23566...(2)...Cypraea ovum chrysostoma Schilder, 1927...22 to 24mm. Gem. Fresh, dark specimens with pastel pink base & deep orange teeth...Solomon Is...$4 (2 available)

*....27856...(1)...Cypraea oweni fm. vasta Schilder & Schilder, 1938....21mm. F+ (ex pisces). JUMBO example, blue-gray back with brown dorsal band & lateral spots...South Africa...$75  (1 available)

*...33958...(+)...Cypraea pallida Gray, 1824....23 to 27mm. F++.  Fully adult & decent sized specimens with light or absent dorsal blotch...Thailand...$3 each, or $5 for a pair  (12 available)

*....33219...(1)...Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros Souverbie, 1865....23mm. F++.  With thick, white lateral calluses...New Caledonia...$5  (1 available)

*....31879...(6)...Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786....61 to 65mm. F++.  Prettily speckled specimens...Ethiopia...$10  (6 available)
 

*...30342...(1)...Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786....66 mm. Gem-. Lovely golden-brown toasted dorsum. Solid & heavy...Red Sea...$18 (1 available)

*....29564...(1)...Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786....70, 74mm. F+++.  Luscious, rich brown "toasted" semi-melanistic colour form...Djibouti...$30  (1 available)

*...29556...(1)...Cypraea pantherina var. catulus Schilder, 1924....82mm. 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)

*...30439...(2)...Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786....74 to 77 mm. F++. Beautiful, fresh, dark spotted cats...Djibouti...$15 (2 available)

*....23694...(5)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....23 to 26mm. F++.  Brown banded back & columellar teeth...Philippines...$5  (5 available)

*....33361...(1)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....30mm. F+.  Nicely swollen specimen with pale dorsum & tan teeth...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....32567...(1)...Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824....24mm. F++.  Interesting dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....28409...(set)...Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791...32, 33 & 35mm. 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....25mm. F++.  Dwarf, yet highly inflated form...Gabon...$50  (1 available)

*........23571...(1)...Cypraea pyrum petitiana Crosse, 1872...20 to 21mm. Gem.  Dwarf form with pastel calloused base...Senegal...$9 (1 available)

*....33471...(set)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....25 to ...34mm. 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 40mm. F++.  Well matured examples with long brown basal teeth...Thailand..SUPERSPECIAL..$10  (6 available)

*....31880...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....42mm. F+++. Big, prime specimen with strong brown teeth & dark dorsal blotch...Taiwan...$20  (1 available)

*....33360...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....40mm. F++.  Huge, fully adult specimen with strong brown teeth & dorsal blotches...Taiwan...$20  (1 available)

*....31701...(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823...34, 35mm. F+++.  Fresh, fully developed specimens with strong brown dorsal blotch and long brown teeth...Philippines...$15  (2 available)

*....31447...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....23mm. F++.  Fully adult example at a kiddie-meal price...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*....31881...(pair)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....36 & 40mm. 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, 36mm. F++.  Nicely mature, with well spotted lateral callus & strong dorsal blotches...Taiwan...$12  (2 available)

*....29346...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....41mm. F++.  Large, premium specimen with dark brown dorsal blotch & long teeth...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

*....26129...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....47mm. F++.  Jumbo example, well matured & hopefully bigger than any you have already...South China Sea...$42  (1 available)

*....26127...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....46mm. F++. Big guys, with dark brown columellar & labral teeth...South China Sea...$35  (1 available)

*....26130...(1)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....45mm. F++.  Almost rostrate, with elongated syphonal canal & extended labral callous..South China Sea..$33 (1 available)

*....26131...(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....40 to 43mm. F++.  Delightful specimens, with brown tips & basal teeth...South China Sea..$20  (2 available)

*....25692...(pairs)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....29 to 33mm. 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 38mm. F++.  Nicely spotted & with long brown teeth...India...$10  (3 available)

*....22177A..(2)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....37, 38mm. F+++.  BIG!!...India...$13  (2 available)

*....22177...(3)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823...34 to 36mm. F++ to Gem.  Fresh, large & fat, with bold brown teeth & dorsal blotch...India...$10 (3 available)

*....23573...(4)...Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823....30 to ...34mm. F++.  Striking brown basal teeth...Taiwan...$25  (4 available)

*....32187...(1)...Cypraea pulchella pericalles Melvill & Standen, 1904....32mm. F++.  With reduced brown dorsal spot...India...$12  (1 available)

*....5062...(2)...Cypraea pulchella pericalles Melvil and Standen,  1904...30+mm. F++.  Almost adult, children's prices (older juveniles)..India...$2  (2 available)

*....5534...(1)...Cypraea pyrum petitiana Crosse, 1872....20 to 21mm. Gem.  Dwarf form with pastel calloused base...Senegal...$10 (1 available)

*....32422...(1)...Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824....24mm. F++.  Fully adult, with gray back & 2 black spots at each end...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....32568...(1)...Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824....26mm. F++.  Nicely elongate, with black end spots...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

*....27443...(1)...Cypraea reevei Sowerby, 1832....28mm. F+.  Starter specimen, slightly juvenile with dorsal scar...Australia...$15  (1 available)

*....25578...(1)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....19 to 20mm. F++.  A "must have" if your first name is Robert or your last name is Roberts (or even if not!!)...Costa Rica...$4  (1 available)

*....32942...(4)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....26 to 28mm. F++.  Good specimens, on the large side for this species...Peru...$5  (4 available)

*....31702...(2)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....26 to 28mm. F+++.  Chubby, broad based specimens. You've got to have one of these, especially if your name is Roberts...Panama...$5  (2 available)

*....31703...(1)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....22mm. F++.  Slightly small but fully adult example...Panama...$3  (1 available)

*....32100...(prs)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....22 to 25mm. F++.  Delightful examples, paired for your enjoyment...Panama...$5/pair  (5 pairs available)

*....32101...(pair)...Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906....24 & 25mm. F++.  Light & dark sided pair. (Luke, I am your father!)...Panama...$5/pair  (1 pair available)

*....30949...(1)...Cypraea sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791....18mm. F++.  With purple spotted tips & outer lip...Senegal...$14  (1 available)

*...30556...(1)...Cypraea sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791....21, 22mm. F++. Excellent, fully adult examples with brown dorsal blotch & deep purple marginal spots...Senegal...$15 (1 available)

*....33501...(pr)...Cypraea saulae forms Gaskoin, 1843....20 & 28mm. 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 24mm. F++.  Sweet & saucy saulaes, marginally spotted & dorsally blotched...Philippines..SPECIAL!!..$13 firm.  (7 available)

*....32350...(6)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....22 to 25mm. F++.  Fresh & shiny, with compact dorsal blotch...Philippines...$11  (6 available)

*....31000...(2)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....26, 27mm. F++. Big, boldly spotted specimens...Philippines...$20  (2 available)

*...31088...(1)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....20mm. F++.  With bold brown dorsal blotch & fine peripheral spots...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....31704...(14)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....23 to 27mm. 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....19mm. F++.  Creamy tan with just a thin wisp of a brown dorsal spot...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

*....17430...(1)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....22mm. Gem.  Creamy background with brown spots. lovely specimen...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....22090...(2)...Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....18 to 19mm. Gem.  Great examples at a good price...Philippines...$10  (2 available)

*NEW...35408...(1)...Cypraea stolida fm crossei Marie, 1869....27mm. F++.  Thin lines connect 4 corners of the dorsal square to blotches at the margins......New Caladonia...$25  (1 available)

*NEW...34358...(1)...Cypraea stolida fm. crossei Marie, 1869....22mm. F+++. Fully mature, completely "classic" example of this form - nice!...New Caledonia...$28 (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)

*...35526...(1)...Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate, 1960....22mm. F++.  Delightful regional form, with one compact central dorsal blotch...Philippines...$15 (1 available)

*NEW...35407...(1)...Cypraea saulae fm visayensis Massilia, 1978....27mm. F++.  Good, big, ivory white with 2 brown dorsal spots......Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*...33882...(3)...Cypraea saulae fm. visayensis Massilia, 1978....21 to 25mm. 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 25mm. F++.  With large, dark, multiple dorsal spots...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

*....27857...(4)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....37 to 46mm. F++.  Fresh, dark specimens, blue-gray with brown reticulation...Tanzania...$5  (4 available)

*...34158...(4)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44 to 47 mm. F++. Big, fat examples, fully adult, with lots of fine brown teeth...Philippines...$5 (4 available)

*....24038...(2)...Cypraea spurca Linne, 1758....21, 22mm. F++.  Nice, clean specimens with fine, dense dorsal spotting...Canary Islands...$5  (2 available)

*....32575...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44mm. F++.  Nice sized, fairly typically spotted specimen...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....32421...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....43mm. F++.  Good size for the species & with paler than average dorsal pattern...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....20605...(3)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791...33 to 35mm. F++.  Fresh, dark East African singles...Zanzibar...$3  (3 available)

*....18852...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791...40mm. F++.  Large & dark, with basal blotches & crowded dorsal spots...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)

*....29570...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....44mm. F++.  With oddly degenerate dorsal pattern similar to arabica...Djibouti...$7  (1 available)

*....20868...(pair)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....41mm. 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 available)

*....23577...(2)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....40 to 44mm. Gem.  Great specimens! Strong dorsal patterns & purple-gray spotted margins...Solomon Is...$6  (2 available)

*....22211...(9 sets)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791...33 to 40mm. F+++.  High contrast sets of three....Zanzibar...$9/3-set  (9 sets available)

*....18571...(3)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791....35 to 42mm. F++.  Nice, clearly spotted examples...Solomon Islands...$4  (3 available)

*....18853...(3)...Cypraea scurra scurra  Gmelin, 1791....36 to 39mm. F++.  Rich blue-gray with brown reticulate pattern & teeth. Nice specimens!...Zanzibar...$3  (3 available)

*....5603...(1)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791...37 - 40mm. F++.  Classic...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....5603A...(sets)...Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791...37 - 39mm. F++.  High-contrast set of 3...Philippines...$11/set  (2 sets available)

*....29850...(1)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....45, 48mm. F++.  Good sized specimens of this O.C. endemic...California...$7  (1 available)

*....27542...(1)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....39mm. F++.  Nice typical specimen...California...$5  (1 available)

....26120...(pair)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....40mm. F++.  Small but sweet two-tone dorsal pair...California...$7/pair  (1 pair available)

*...26121...(2)...Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823....47 to 49mm. 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)

*....31885...(set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....16 to 25mm. F++.  Special 6 piece growth study, all fully adult...Florida...$20/set  (1 set available)

*....31936...(set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....18, 20 & 23mm. 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, 21mm. F++.  Fully mature, with solid, wide white base...Guadeloupe...$9  (2 available)

*....24338...(6 pairs)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....15 to 22mm. F++ to Gem.  Excellent pairs of contrasting specimens...Curacao...$8/pair (6 pairs available)

*....2904...(set)...Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791....14.5-22mm. F++ to Gem.  Excellent set of 6, for study or display. ...Honduras...$20/set of 6  (1 set available)

*....30858...(2)...Cypraea cf. subteres Weinkauff, 1881....27, 28mm. F++.  Cream-gray with 3 bands of tan markings, sunken apex & faintly rostrate posterior end. Scarce polynesian species...Hawaii...$85  (2 available)

*....33363...(1)...Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1855....32mm. F++.  Large for the species with greenish-tan dorsal markings...Australia...$5  (1 available)

*....16572...(1)...Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835...25, 32mm. F++.  Lovely pastel blueish-green with brown dorsal mark...Indonesia...$3  (1 available)

*...34242...(2)...Cypraea staphylaea Linne, 1758....11, 12mm. F+.  Dwarfish examples, palest gray & finely pustulose, with orange tips...New Guinea...$3  (2 available)

*....23437...(4)...Cypraea staphylaea fm. laevigata Dautzenberg, 1932...15 to 19mm. F+++.  Good examples of this African form..Zanzibar...$5  (4 available)

*....31941...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....80mm. F+.  Good sized specimen with very dark, even lightly melanistic dorsum & tan base...Senegal...$18  (1 available)

*....31944...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....86mm. 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....85mm. F+ high. Excellent freak example, with opaque dorsal clouding a-la-griseoformis...Senegal...$55  (1 available)

*....25769...(1)...Cypraea stercoraria Linne, 1758....79mm. F+ high. FREAK!! Dorsum coated with a gray-green glaze. Naturally healed slight damage...Senegal...$40  (1 available)

*...5069....(1)...Cypraea onyx succincta Linne, 1758...37 - 40mm gem-. To be succinct - nice..India...$4 (1 available)

*....30951...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....30mm. F++.  Very pale blueish-white dorsum with clear & dark brown spot...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....19561...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758...25 to 28mm. F++/Gem.  Big, bold, brown squares blotches on backs...Solomon Islands...$5  (1 available)

*....31087...(2)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....21, 25mm. F++.  Cute examples, fully adult & typically patterned...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

*....31853...(3)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....26mm. F++.  Fine typical examples...Philippines...$4  (3 available)

*....29053...(2)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....26, 29mm. F++.  Nice specimens of the nominate form...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

*...34164...(1)....Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....23mm. F++.  Just one large dorsal spot...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....20869...(1)....Cypraea stolida form crossei Melvill, 1888...24mm. F+++.  Blue-gray back with dark, double square dorsal spot...New Caladonia...$20  (1 available)

*....31887...(2)...Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1855....23 to 24mm. F++.  Pastel greenish blue with just a few hints of dorsal banding...Australia...$3  (2 available)

*....29852...(pair)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....59mm. F++.  Interesting pair showing different shades of dorsal banding...Philippines...$4/pair  (1 pair available)

*NEW...34748...(2)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....82mm. F++.  Totally titannic talpas! Huge examples with black base & dark brown dorsal banding...Philippines...$15  (2 available)

*....32645...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....67mm. F+.  Injury has produced a white scar across the dorsum & deformities to the base...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*....19820...(set)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758...71 to 77mm. 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....54mm. F++.  Smallish specimen with rich brown base & dorsal bands...Solomon Islands...$3  (1 available)

*....31789...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....49 & 50mm. Gem.  Dwarf population, with super dark bases & nicely banded backs...Thailand...$4  (1 available)

*....28195...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....69mm. F++.  Fully developed example of the light colour phase...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

*....28196...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....51mm. F++.  Dark dwarf specimen...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*....29347...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....58mm. F++.  Unusual pattern of dorsal axial stripes...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

*....29576...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....49mm. F++.  Tiny toasty talpa! Dwarfish, with Black base & rich brown dorsal bands...Djibouti...$5  (1 available)

*....27103...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....89mm. F++. Interesting monster specimen with a partly interrupted dorsal pattern oddity...Tanzania...$25  (1 available)

*....24178...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....93mm. F+ high. Monster mole!!! Quite attractive, with just a couple of unobtrusive mends...Zanzibar...$39  (1 available)

*....19818...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758...78mm. F+ high.  BIG! Larger than average, with nice dorsal banding...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*....30954...(1)...Cypraea teres teres Gmelin, 1791....27mm. F++.  With brown dorsal mottling arranged into 3 bands...Philippines...$3  (1 available) *...34730...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....32mm. F++.  With thickened, black spotted labral callus...Philippines...$3  (1 available) NEW

*....32627...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....35, 37mm. F++.  Nice big examples with strong brown dorsal blotch...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

*....28194...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....31mm. F++.  A rare olive-green!!! ...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

*....28661...(1)...Cypraea cf. teres Gmelin, 1791....12mm. F++.  Dwarf form or another species, you decide...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*....27549...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....35mm. F++.  Elongated, with diffuse brown dorsal spot... New Caledonia...$6  (1 available)

*....18857...(1pair)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....28 to 35mm. F++.  Light blue-gray with broken brown band & dark gray lip spots. Good specimens of the African form...Zanzibar...$4/pair (2 available)

*....12640...(1)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791...24mm. Gem.  Gray with brown dorsal splotch...Hawaii...$3  (1 available)

*....23588...(3)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1781....24 to 27mm. Gem.  Prime, shiny typical form examples...Solomon Is...$3  (3 available)

*....31888...(set)...Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791....32 to...34mm. F++.  Good little set of 3, showing variations of dorsal brown markings...Philippines...$10/set  (1 set available)

*...24733...set...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888...28 to 29mm. Gem. Beautiful sets of three. ..Zanzibar...$20 (1 set available)

*....31939...(1)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....23mm. F++.  Nice Hawaiian specimen...Hawaii...$12  (1 available)

*....23442...(1)...Cypraea teres pelucens Gmelin, 1791....30 to 32mm. 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 - 28mm. Gem.  Normals....Zanzibar..$8  (2 available)