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Genus | Species | Author | Locality | Description | Grading | Price |
Cypraea | interrupta | Gray, 1824 | Singapore | under 19mm, unusual location | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | interrupta | Gray, 1824 | Thailand | under 22mm, typical | F+/F++ | 2.00 |
Cypraea | interrupta | Gray, 1824 | Thailand | under 22mm, typical | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | interrupta | Gray, 1824 | Thailand | 22-24mm, with dark banding | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | irrorata | Gray, 1828 | Tuamotus | 8-10mm, typical | F++ | 7.00 |
Cypraea | irrorata | Gray, 1828 | Tahiti | over 10mm, nicely spotted | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | irrorata | Gray, 1828 | Tahiti | 8-12mm, dead but good | dead | 2.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 25-30mm, inflated | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 20-30mm, variable but elongate with bright orange tips | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mauritius | 20-25mm, nicely marked shells | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Guam | 20-35mm, very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tahiti | 20-25mm, form atriceps, smaller than typical | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Marquesas Islands | 12-14mm, form gauguini, true dwarf | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 20-25mm, form lekalekana, typical from here | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 30-35mm, lighter shell | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 18-30mm, form rumphii, typical shells - some very small | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 20-25mm, form controversa, dark & very interesting sp. | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, f controversa, dark & very interesting sp. - large | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | isabella | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Papua New Guinea | 20-30mm, f gilvella, pale yellow, reduced lines, orange ends | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | isabellamexicana | (Stearns, 1893) | Mexico | less than 20mm, typical | F++/GEM | 26.00 |
Cypraea | isabellamexicana | (Stearns, 1893) | Mexico | less than 30mm, typical | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | isabellamexicana | (Stearns, 1893) | Mexico | over 30mm, spectacular | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | isabellamexicana | (Stearns, 1893) | Mexico | over 30mm, spectacular and dark | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | kieneri | Hidalgo, 1906 | Africa, East Coast | 16-20mm, large and blue | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | kieneri | Hidalgo, 1906 | Mauritius | 16-20mm, form reductesignata, very large | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | kieneri | Hidalgo, 1906 | Indonesia | 14-16mm, form schneideri, with typical colours | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | kieneri | Hidalgo, 1906 | Solomon Islands | 12-15mmm, form depriesteri, blue shells with dark blotches | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | labrolineata | Gaskoin, 1849 | Philippines | 16-18mm, typical for species | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | labrolineata | Gaskoin, 1849 | Rabaul | 12-14mm, form helenae, small & greenish | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | labrolineata | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, QLD | 10-15mm, form nashi, more spotted | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | labrolineata | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, with varied colours | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | lamarckii | Gray, 1825 | Africa, Tanzania | 30-40mm, typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | lamarckii | Gray, 1825 | Thailand | 25-28mm, f. redimita, spectacular round heavy deep water sp | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | lamarckii | Gray, 1825 | Singapore | 25-30mm, form redimita, heavily callused marginally | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | lentiginosa | Gray, 1825 | India | under 27mm, very hard to get now | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | lentiginosa | Gray, 1825 | India | 20-30mm, heavy speckled margins | F+/F++ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lentiginosa | Gray, 1825 | Arabian Sea | 20-25mm, with heavy speckled margins | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | leviathan | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | USA, Hawaii | 50-60mm, large heavy inflated sp with pustules on margins | F+/F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | leviathan | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | USA, Hawaii | 50-60mm, large heavy inflated shells with pustules on margins | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | leviathan | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | USA, Hawaii | 60-70mm, large heavy inflated shells with pustules on margins | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | leviathan | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | USA, Hawaii | 60-70mm, large heavy inflated shells with pustules on margins | F++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | limacina | Lamarck, 1810 | Australia, WA | 25-28mm, lavender & brown | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | limacina | Lamarck, 1810 | Philippines | 24-30mm, variable in size | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | limacina | Lamarck, 1810 | Philippines | 14-15mm, extreme dwarf | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | limacina | Lamarck, 1810 | Australia, QLD | 22-25mm, subspecies facifer, typical - some pustulose | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | limacina | Lamarck, 1810 | Dar-Es-Salaam | 20-25mm, subspeciesinterstincta, small but typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | listeri | Gray, 1824 | Australia, QLD | 15-20mm, typical with white base | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | listeri | Gray, 1824 | Australia, QLD | 15-20mm, heavily rostrate | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | listeri | Gray, 1824 | Australia, QLD | 15-20mm, heavily rostrate / niger | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | listeri | Gray, 1824 | Vanuatu | 12-16mm, usually smaller than Queensland shells | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | luchuana | Kuroda, 1960 | Japan, Okinawa | 18-20mm, very nice | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | luchuana | Kuroda, 1960 | Japan, Okinawa | 18-20mm, nice speckled pattern | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | under 35mm, typical | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | over 35mm, large & typical | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | over 40mm, very large for this species | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | over 50mm, giants for this species | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cape Verde Isl | under 35mm, pulchroides f. minima, unusual location | F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | lurida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cape Verde Isl | under 28mm, pulchroides f. minima, unusual location, rare this tiny size | F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | lutea | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 18-20mm, dark olive green with orange base | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lutea | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, WA | 15-18mm,form bizonata, few dorsal spots, variable colours | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, massively callused | F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mauritius | 35-45mm, blurred pattern form | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 35-40mm, form caledonica, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 25-35mm, smaller sp. | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 35-40mm, elongate, few dark spots | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 21mm, real dwarf | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 35-40mm, form vanelli, very square base | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | lynx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 45-50mm, spectacular orange overglaze on base | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | macandrewi | Sowerby, 1870 | Israel | 12-16mm, dead but very good and with good lustre | F | 25.00 |
Cypraea | macandrewi | Sowerby, 1870 | Israel | under 15mm, typical | F++/GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | macandrewi | Sowerby, 1870 | Israel | over 15mm, large | F++/GEM | 125.00 |
Cypraea | maculifera | Schilder, 1932 | Marquesas Islands | over 50mm, ssp. martybealsi, giant from unusual location | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | maculifera | Schilder, 1932 | Marquesas Islands | 40-50mm, ssp. martybealsi, small dark very fresh, unusual location | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | maculifera | Schilder, 1932 | USA, Hawaii | 30-45mm, dark, but typical | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | maculifera | Schilder, 1932 | USA, Hawaii | 45-55mm, dark, but typical | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | maculifera | Schilder, 1932 | USA, Hawaii | 55-70mm, dark, but typical | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 70-80mm, form mappa, typical size with variable striking patterns | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 60-80mm, form mappa, lovely patterns & colours - very minor flaws | F+/F++ | 4.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Madagascar | 60-65mm, form rosea, some lavender/purple based, orange teeth | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 60-65mm, form geographica, short globose shape, orange teeth | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 60-70mm, f. geographica, globose, orange teeth, very slight flaws | F+/F++ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Papua New Guinea | 70-80mm, form panerythra, lovely pink overglaze | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 60-70mm, form subsignata, nice shells with dark flash on base | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Vanuatu | 50-60mm, ssp viridis, orange teeth like geographica (Indian Ocean) | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Guam | 48-52mm, f. guam, true Guam miniature, some base-blotched (rewa?) | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | mappa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 70-80mm, form niger, 20 - 30% niger | F++ | 250.00 |
Cypraea | margarita | Dillwyn, 1817 | Philippines | 12-14mm, large and pale shell | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | margarita | Dillwyn, 1817 | USA, Hawaii | 14-16mm, very large for species | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | margarita | Dillwyn, 1817 | Tuamotus | 10-12mm, typical from here | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | under 22mm, varied shape | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | over 22mm, heavy with some pink | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | 20-25mm, very nice representative shells | F+ | 2.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | 15-20mm, form melocellata, beige/purple | GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | 20-25mm, form melocellata, beige/purple, large | GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | under 22mm, form pseudocellata, purple base, typical | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | marginalis | Dillwyn, 1827 | Africa, Somalia | over 22mm, form pseudocellata, large | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | mariae | Schilder, 1927 | Solomon Islands | 10-13mm, typical | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | mariae | Schilder, 1927 | Tahiti | 10-13mm, nice & heavy spotting | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | mariae | Schilder, 1927 | Kwajalein | 10-13mm, large and lemon pattern | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | mariae | Schilder, 1927 | Kwajalein | 12-15mm, large and lemon pattern - dead but very good | F/F+ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | martini | Schepman, 1907 | Kwajalein | 12-14mm, hard to get now & banded | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | martini | Schepman, 1907 | New Caledonia | 12-14mm, form superstes, rare from this location | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | mauiensis | Burgess, 1967 | USA, Hawaii | 10-12mm, small and pale | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | mauiensis | Burgess, 1967 | USA, Hawaii | 10-12mm, form wattsi, robust form with spotted dorsum | F++/GEM | 195.00 |
Cypraea | mauritiana | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 75-80mm, typical pattern | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | mauritiana | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indo Pacific | 90-95mm, giant | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | mauritiana | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | under 55mm, dwarf | F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | mauritiana | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 60-80mm, form calexquina, uncommon in Australia | F+/F++ | 7.00 |
Cypraea | mauritiana | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 65-70mm, very dark | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Notocypraea | mayi | Beddome, 1898 | Australia, SA | 20-25mm, orange/yellow with tan blotches | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Notocypraea | mayi | Beddome, 1898 | Australia, SA | 20-25mm, orange/yellow with tan blotches | F+/F++ | 10.00 |
Notocypraea | mayi | Beddome, 1898 | Australia, SA | under 22mm, f trenberthae, pale chocolate coloured base | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Notocypraea | mayi | Beddome, 1898 | Australia, SA | over 22mm, f trenberthae, pale chocolate coloured base | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, ovate, pale interrupted pattern, heavy callus | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 18-22mm, ovate, sparse pattern, heavy callus | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, ovate, almost no orange pattern, heavy callus | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, ovate, white shells with just a tiny orange mark | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, ovate, white shells with just a tiny orange mark | F+/F++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | melwardi | (Iredale, 1930) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, ovate, white shells with just a tiny orange mark | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | microdon | Gray, 1828 | Mauritius | 10-12mm, form chrysalis, nice dark shells | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | microdon | Gray, 1828 | Solomon Islands | 8-10mm, form granum, hard to get now | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | mikeharti | Lorenz, 1985 | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, heavy dark shells | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | mikeharti | Lorenz, 1985 | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, heavy dark shells | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | mikeharti | Lorenz, 1985 | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, dead but good | F/F+ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | miliaris | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 25-27mm, form differens, genuine dwarf | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | miliaris | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 30-40mm, form differens, typical orange or green | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | miliaris | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, WA | 30-40mm, form diversa, variable colour | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | minoridens | Melvill, 1901 | Australia, QLD | 10-11mm, typical shells with pale pattern | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | minoridens | Melvill, 1901 | Solomon Islands | 9-12mm, darker pattern and bands | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | minoridens | Melvill, 1901 | Thailand | 10-12mm, f julianjosephi, broad sp, prominent pink terminals | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | moneta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 30-35mm, angular and giant | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | moneta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, form barthelemeyi, variety of shades of yellow | GEM | 1.00 |
Cypraea | moneta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, form rhomboides, dark or lemon yellow | GEM | 1.00 |
Cypraea | moneta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tuamotus | 15-20mm, pale dorsum with darker yellow ventral surface | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | moneta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 20-30mm, form rostrate, dark yellow and rostrate | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Venezuela | under 40mm, typical | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Venezuela | 40-45mm, typical | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Venezuela | 45-50mm, large & spectacular | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | mus bicornis | (Sowerby II, 1870) | Venezuela | 40-50mm, broad, some w dorsal tubercules, black/orange columella | F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | mus bicornis | (Sowerby II, 1870) | Venezuela | over 50mm, very large, some w tubercules, black/orange columella | F+/F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Colombia | 40-50mm, f donmoorei, broad, no black columellar blotch | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Colombia | over 50mm, f donmoorei, broad, no black patch on columella | F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Venezuela | 40-50mm, f tristensis, elongate, some w tubercules, no black columella | F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | mus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Colombia | over 50mm, f tristensis, elongate, some w tubercules, no black columella | F+/F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | nebrites | Melvill, 1888 | Israel | under 24mm, typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | nebrites | Melvill, 1888 | Egypt | under 24mm, typical sp. | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | nebrites | Melvill, 1888 | Egypt | over 24mm, compact sp. | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | nebrites | Melvill, 1888 | Oman | over 30mm, giant | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | nigropunctata | Gray, 1828 | Galapagos Islands | under 30mm, typical, hard to get | F++/GEM | 120.00 |
Cypraea | nigropunctata | Gray, 1828 | Galapagos Islands | over 30mm, typical, hard to get | F++/GEM | 175.00 |
Cypraea | nivosa | Broderip, 1827 | Thailand | under 40mm, with nice pattern | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | nivosa | Broderip, 1827 | Thailand | under 45mm, with nice pattern | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | nivosa | Broderip, 1827 | Thailand | 45-50mm, with nice pattern | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | nivosa | Broderip, 1827 | Thailand | over 50mm, large for this species | F++/GEM | 48.00 |
Cypraea | nivosa | Broderip, 1827 | Thailand | 35-45mm, nice pattern | F+/F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | nucleus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 20-22mm, small but typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | nucleus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, rare from WA | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | nucleus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tahiti | 13-15mm, form gemmosa, much smaller than typical | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | nucleus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 20-25mm, subspecies madagascariensis, typical shell | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | Tuamotu | under 14mm, tiny dwarf - but perfect | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | 15-18mm, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | French Polynesia | 18-20mm, extreme callus | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | French Polynesia | 20-22mm, typical | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | French Polynesia | over 22mm, giant shells for this species | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | Huahine, Tahiti | 14-16mm, f perrieri, pale blue dorsum without yellow ring | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | Huahine, Tahiti | 12-14mm, f perrieri, pale blue dorsum without yellow ring | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | obvelata | Lamarck, 1810 | Huahine, Tahiti | 10-12mm, f perrieri, pale blue dorsum without yellow ring | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sri Lanka | under 20mm, dwarf | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sri Lanka | under 25mm, typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sri Lanka | over 25mm, large for species | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) | India | over 25mm, heavy & callused | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) | India | over 28mm, giant and heavy shells | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | onyx | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 30-40mm, brown/black shells, blue & white window on dorsum | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | ovum | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Papua New Guinea | 25-28mm, typical and pale with orange teeth | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | ovum | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 25-30mm, subspecies chrysostoma, dark with orange teeth | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | owenii | Sowerby, 1837 | Africa, East Coast | 12-15mm, form vasta, lovely blue sp. | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | owenii | Sowerby, 1837 | Africa, East Coast | over 15mm, form vasta, lovely blue sp. | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | owenii | Sowerby, 1837 | Africa, East Coast | over 17mm, form vasta, very large for this striking species | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | pallida | Gray, 1824 | India | 20-24mm, typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | pallida | Gray, 1824 | India | over 24mm, typical | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | pallida | Gray, 1824 | Singapore | 20-25mm, form insulicola, green/tan dorsum | F++ | 4.00 |
Cypraea | pallidula | Gaskoin, 1849 | Papua New Guinea | 18-20mm, ssp rhinoceros, small typical sp. indistinct bands | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | pallidula | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, WA | 14-20mm, subspecies simulans, WA form, smallest of group | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | pallidula | Gaskoin, 1849 | Philippines | 18-20mm, darker dorsum with distinct bands | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | pallidula | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, QLD | 18-22mm, subspecies rhinoceros, heavily callused margins | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | pallidula | Gaskoin, 1849 | New Caledonia | 20mm, form niger-rostrate, dark and rostrated | GEM | 100.00 |
Cypraea | pantherina | Solander, 1786 | Arabian Sea, Aden | 50-70mm, lovely range of colours | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pantherina | Solander, 1786 | Red Sea | 50-70mm, form albonitens pale sp. | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | pantherina | Solander, 1786 | Red Sea | 70-80mm, giant | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | pantherina | Solander, 1786 | Red Sea | 60-70mm, rare colours - chestnut brown / dark brown | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | pelisserpentis | Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | 12-16mm, fine net-like pattern with heavily spotted margins | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | pelisserpentis | Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | 16-18mm, fine net-like pattern with heavily spotted margins | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | pelisserpentis | Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | over 18mm, very large, fine pattern, heavily spotted margins | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | pelisserpentis | Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | 15-20mm, dead but good | dead | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Africa, East Coast | 25-35mm, ssp pellucens, heavy lateral callus, large spots | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Africa, SA | 20-24mm, elongate sp., ex pisces | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 20-28mm, ssp pellucens, large broad sp, large lateral spots | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | over 28mm, subspecies pellucens, very large for location | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | USA, Hawaii | 15-20mm, ssp pellucens, dwarf population, lateral spotting | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | USA, Hawaii | 20-30mm, ssp pellucens, ("alisonae"), heavy, ovate, large spots | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | USA, Hawaii | over 30mm, ssp pellucens ("alisonae"), super-large, XL callus | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Marquesas Islands | 22-28mm, ssp pellucens, typical, heavy lateral margin, clear spots | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | pellucens | Melvill, 1888 | Papua New Guinea | 30-35mm, ssp pellucens, robust, heavy marginal callus | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | petitiana | Crosse, 1872 | Cape Verde Islands | 24-28mm, hard to get from this location | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | petitiana | Crosse, 1872 | Africa, Senegal | 20-24mm, typical patterns | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | petitiana | Crosse, 1872 | Africa, Senegal | 24-28mm, possibly pyrum hybrid | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | picta | Gray, 1824 | Cape Verde Islands | under 20mm, with nice central band | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | picta | Gray, 1824 | Cape Verde Islands | 20-23mm, typical | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | picta | Gray, 1824 | Cape Verde Islands | 23- 25mm, typical | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | picta | Gray, 1824 | Cape Verde Islands | 23- 25mm, typical | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | piperita | Gray, 1825 | Australia, SA | 20-25mm, form wilkinsi, white / cream, spotted margins | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | piperita | Gray, 1825 | Australia, SA | 20-25mm, form bicolor with coarse banding | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | piperita | Gray, 1825 | Australia, WA | 18-20mm, ssp occidentalis, smaller pale specimens | F++/GEM | 18.00 |
Cypraea | piperita | Gray, 1825 | Australia, WA | 15-18mm, f dissecta, smaller than typical, deep watersp | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 18-20mm, variable col & patterns, larger than Indian Ocean sp | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 14-16mm, N/W WA, variable, often distinctly spotted dorsum | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cocos Island | 14-16mm, variable Indian Ocean sp, paler than WA sp | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Niue Island, Pacific | 12-15mm, small Central Pacific form, clear spotted dorsum | GEM | 103.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Wake Island, Pacific | 20-22mm, ovate solid shells | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 18-22mm, large local population, variable colour & patterns | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | poraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 16-18mm, elongate dark sp, generally clear spotted pattern | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | porteri | Cate, 1966 | Philippines | 45-55mm, typical orange base, super sp, prominent spots | F++/GEM | 300.00 |
Cypraea | porteri | Cate, 1966 | Philippines | 45-55mm, typical orange base, super sp, prominent spots | F+/F++ | 200.00 |
Cypraea | propinqua | (Garrett, 1879) | USA, Hawaii | 30-40mm, variable shape, dark purple teeth | F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pulchella | Swainson, 1823 | Philippines | 25-30mm, small sp without distinct central blotch | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pulchella | Swainson, 1823 | Vietnam | 30-35mm, large dorsal blotch | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pulchella | Swainson, 1823 | Taiwan | 30-40mm, patchy dorsum, often dark | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | pulchella | Swainson, 1823 | India | 25-30mm, form pericalles, pale markings on dorsum | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pulchella | Swainson, 1823 | India | 30-35mm, form pericalles, pale markings on dorsum | F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | pulchra | Gray, 1824 | Africa, Djibouti | 25-30mm, small but dark | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pulchra | Gray, 1824 | Africa, Djibouti | 30-40mm, nice & dark | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | pulchra | Gray, 1824 | Africa, Djibouti | over 40mm, nice & dark | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | pulchra | Gray, 1824 | Africa, Djibouti | over 40mm, large | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | pulchra | Gray, 1824 | Africa, Djibouti | over 50mm, very large | F++ | 55.00 |
Cypraea | pulicaria | Reeve, 1846 | Australia, WA | under 15mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pulicaria | Reeve, 1846 | Australia, WA | 15-18mm, typical but large | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pulicaria | Reeve, 1846 | Australia, WA | 12-18mm, dead but good | dead | 3.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Indonesia | 7-10mm, f atomaria (Java), tiny, dark spots, orange teeth | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Africa, Tanzania | 14-16mm, f berinii, large, broad, big spots, yellow teeth | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Thailand | 10-12mm, f bridgesi, fine spots on orange / tan shell | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Australia, WA | 10-12mm, f carula, small, very rare, white base, fine spots | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Africa, Kenya | 14-16mm, ssp conleyi, elongate, callused, smaller spots | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Seychelles | 10-14mm, ssp conleyi, elongate, small spots, callused | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Australia, QLD | 14-16mm, f iredalei, large for form, sparse spots, white base | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Solomon Islands | 12-14mm, f iredalei, sparse spots, white base, variable | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Papua New Guinea | 10-12mm, ssp punctata, varied, pale, fine spots, orange teeth | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | Philippines | 10-15mm, ssp punctata, v. varied from PI, yellow base stains | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | punctata | Linnaeus, 1771 | French Polynesia | 6-13mm, ssp trizonata, tiny, elongate, white teeth, few spots | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | pyriformis | Gray, 1824 | Philippines | 20-30mm, typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | pyriformis | Gray, 1824 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, f carnicolor, smaller than Philippines shells | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | pyriformis | Gray, 1824 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, ssp smithi, more rare than QLD shells | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | pyriformis | Gray, 1824 | Australia, Broome | 30-35mm, ssp smithi?, deeper water, in pearl shells, no pattern | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pyrum | (Gmelin, 1791) | Turkey | 30-35mm, unusual locality | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pyrum | (Gmelin, 1791) | Israel | 30-35mm, bright orange base | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pyrum | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, West Coast | 28-30mm, form senegalensis, pyriform | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | pyrum | (Gmelin, 1791) | Malta | 33-38mm, typical | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | quadrimaculata | Gray, 1824 | Philippines | 20-25mm, largest of species | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | quadrimaculata | Gray, 1824 | Australia, QLD | 16-20mm, f thielei, dark terminal spots, smaller than WA sp | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | quadrimaculata | Gray, 1824 | Australia, WA | 20-24mm, larger than QLD shells | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | rabaulensis | Schilder, 1964 | Papua New Guinea | 17-20mm, typical with bands, super dark shells | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | rabaulensis | Schilder, 1964 | Papua New Guinea | 17-20mm, typical with bands, super dark shells | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Ovatipsa | rashleighana | Melvill, 1888 | USA, Hawaii | 18-20mm, very ovate and callused | F++/GEM | 750.00 |
Ovatipsa | rashleighana | Melvill, 1888 | USA, Hawaii | 16-20mm, dead beached specimen | Good | 15.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 25-30mm, dead with borer holes | Good | 6.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 25-30mm, small, elongate form, very rare | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 25-30mm, small, elongate form, very rare | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, large, elongate form | F+/F++ | 50.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, large, elongate form, very rare | F++/GEM | 70.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, globose form, very rare now | F/F+ | 150.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, globose form very rare now | F++/GEM | 250.00 |
Cypraea | reevei | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, rare deep water form from gut of fish | F/F+ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | robertsi | Hidalgo, 1906 | Panama | under 25mm, typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | robertsi | Hidalgo, 1906 | Panama | over 25mm, some pink in margin | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | under 25mm, Perth, small, globose, striking shells | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 25-28mm, from Perth, very globose, callused shells | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 25-28mm, from Perth, globose, very striking pattern | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, from Perth, giant & globose, striking | F+/F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 28-32mm, from Perth, giant & globose, striking | F++/GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | rottnestensis | Melvill, 1888 | Australia, WA | 26-30mm, from Perth, dead coll, some gloss, tiny hole | dead | 15.00 |
Cypraea | rubiginosa | (Gmelin, 1791) | Thailand | 24-28mm, spectacular, lg central blotch, 4 quadrant zones | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | sakuraii | Habe, 1970 | Philippines | under 45mm, typical pattern | GEM | sold out |
Cypraea | sakuraii | Habe, 1970 | Philippines | over 45mm, dark striking pattern | GEM | sold out |
Cypraea | sanguinolenta | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, Senegal | under 20mm, purple with spotted margins | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | sanguinolenta | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, Senegal | 20-25mm, purple with spotted margins | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | saulae | Gaskoin, 1843 | Philippines | 20-25mm, large dark central blotch | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | saulae | Gaskoin, 1843 | Australia, QLD | 16-20mm, f nugata, discrete dorsal blotch, pepper-like spots | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | saulae | Gaskoin, 1843 | Australia, WA | 16-20mm, form crakei, rare pale and pyriform, pale spots | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | saulae | Gaskoin, 1843 | Australia, WA | 16-20mm, form crakei, rare pale and pyriform | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | schilderorum | Iredale, 1939 | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, small and interesting sp. | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | schilderorum | Iredale, 1939 | Tahiti | 20-25mm, rare locality now | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | schilderorum | Iredale, 1939 | USA, Hawaii | over 30mm, very large for species | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | Dar-Es-Salaam | 35-40mm, f occidua, fine marginal spots | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, QLD | 35-40mm, subspecies indica, striking sp. | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | Solomon Islands | 35-40mm, subspecies scurra, hard to get now | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | Marquesas Is. | 35-40mm, form havaensis, very dark margins | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | Tahiti | 25-30mm, f mundula, variable, dark siphonal tips, narrow, long | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | scurra | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Hawaii | 40-45mm, large, spectacular, fine sparse marginal spots | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | semiplota | Mighels, 1845 | USA, Hawaii | 10-20mm, dead shells but representative | dead | 3.00 |
Cypraea | semiplota | Mighels, 1845 | USA, Hawaii | 12-15mm, typical | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | semiplota | Mighels, 1845 | USA, Hawaii | 15-18mm, large, rare now | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | semiplota | Mighels, 1845 | USA, Hawaii | 18-20mm | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | serrulifera | Schilder & Schilder,1938 | Tahiti | 8mm, without dorsal pattern | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | serrulifera | Schilder & Schilder,1938 | Tahiti | 8mm, small and pale | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | spadicea | Swainson, 1823 | USA, California | under 38mm, hard to get in GEM condition | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | spadicea | Swainson, 1823 | USA, California | 38-45mm, very hard to get in GEM condition | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | spadicea | Swainson, 1823 | USA, California | over 45mm, very large - this size rare in good condition | F+/F++ | 5.00 |
Cypraea | spadicea | Swainson, 1823 | USA, California | over 45mm, very large - very rare in good condition | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | spadicea | Swainson, 1823 | USA, California | over 50mm, giant shells | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | under 25mm, nice & dark, typical for species | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | over 25mm, nice & dark, large and inflated | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean | over 28mm, very large for species | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa | under 20mm, ssp verdensium, dark & fresh, Atlantic coast | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cape Verde Islands | 20-23mm, subspecies verdensium, dark and fresh | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | spurca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cape Verde Islands | over 23mm, subspecies verdensium, rare this size | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | staphylaea | Jousseaume, 1884 | Australia, WA | 12-15mm, variable in size and colour | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | staphylaea | Jousseaume, 1884 | Fiji | 12-15mm, subspecies consobrina, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | staphylaea | Jousseaume, 1884 | Australia, QLD | 15-18mm, form descripta, larger than typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | staphylaea | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, East Coast | 10-15mm, subspecies laevigata, small for species | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | staphylaea | Jousseaume, 1884 | Sri Lanka | 10-12mm, ssp. laevigata, tiny dwarf sp from Galle Harbour | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | stercoraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Senegal | under 40mm, truly dwarf shells, variety of colours | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | stercoraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Senegal | over 40mm, clean & striking | F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | stercoraria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Senegal | over 60mm, typical | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 20-30mm, form crossei, narrow elongate anterior canal | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 20-25mm, form stolida, lovely dark sp with large central blotch | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, form lorrainae, discrete dorsal blotch | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, form dampieria, fine teeth, short anterior | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-35mm, form niger-rostrate, 20 - 50 % dark, very spectacular | F++/GEM | 190.00 |
Cypraea | stolida | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-35mm, f. rostrate-niger, 75 % dark with extreme rostration | F++/GEM | 250-430.00 |
Cypraea | subteres | Weinkauff, 1881 | French Polynesia | 16mm, live shell with lavender tips | F++/GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | subteres | Weinkauff, 1881 | French Polynesia | 15-20mm, dead collected sp., but typical for species | F | 12.00 |
Cypraea | subviridis | Reeve, 1835 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, form anceyi, with very blotchy dorsum | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | subviridis | Reeve, 1835 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, subspecies dorsalis, dark central blotch | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | subviridis | Reeve, 1835 | Australia, WA | over 25mm, subspecies dorsalis, very dark blotch on dorsum | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | subviridis | Reeve, 1835 | Australia, WA | over 30mm, subspecies dorsalis, giant, dark blotched dorsum | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | subviridis | Reeve, 1835 | Papua New Guinea | 20-24mm, f extranea (Lorenz), small, pale, fine mottled dorsum | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | under 35mm, typical | F+/F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | under 35mm, typical | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | 35-40mm, typical in pattern and size | F+/F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | 35-40mm, typical in pattern and size | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | over 40mm, large and hard to get | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | over 40mm, large and hard to get | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | sulcidentata | Gray, 1824 | USA, Hawaii | over 45mm, giant for species | F++/GEM | 75.00 |
Cypraea | talpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 60-65mm, banded & dark, rare from WA | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | talpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 60-65mm, typical | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | talpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Tanzania | 60-80mm, form imperialis, rare from here | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | talpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mauritius | 62-68mm, base very black | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | talpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fiji | 60-65mm, form saturata, elongate and yellow/orange dorsum | F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, Tanzania | 20-25mm, ssp alveolus, slender, weak callus, small marg. spots | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Indonesia | 18-22mm, ssp alveolus, small & light, with distinct banding | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 20-35mm, sspalveolus, variable size, elongate, no central blotch | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Tahiti | 18-22mm, ssp janae, slender, developed ends, no central spot | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, sspteres, typical, inflated left margin, distinct spots | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Papua New Guinea | 25-35mm, subspeciesteres, elongate shells, central blotch | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 20-35mm, often very large shells, distinct central blotch | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | teres | (Gmelin, 1791) | Solomon Islands | 18-20mm, subspecies teres, small shells, distinct central blotch | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | 20-25mm, typical with spectacular patterns | F++/GEM | 160.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, typical sp, spectacular patterns | F+/F++ | 95.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | over 30mm, spectacular patterns & large for species | F+/F++ | 150.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | over 35mm, spectacular pattern and very large for species | F+/F++ | 230.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, spectacular patterns | F++/GEM | 250.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | over 30mm, spectacular pattern and large for species | F++/GEM | 325.00 |
Cypraea | tessellata | Swainson, 1822 | USA, Hawaii | over 32mm, spectacular pattern and very large for species | F++/GEM | 450.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fiji | 100-110mm, very variable patterns | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | under 100mm, f testudinosa, brown & tan blotches, white spots | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 70-90mm, small but nice, dark shells | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 100-110mm, typical brown & tan blotches with white spots | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 110-120mm, giant shells for species | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | over 120mm, very rare this size | F+/F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | testudinaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 90-100mm, nice dark shells | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | teulerei | Cazenavette, 1846 | Gulf Of Oman | 35-45mm, dark form | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | teulerei | Cazenavette, 1846 | Gulf Of Oman | 35-45mm, pale form | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | teulerei | Cazenavette, 1846 | Gulf Of Oman | 35-45mm, pale form with some blistering on dorsum | F+/F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | teulerei | Cazenavette, 1846 | Gulf Of Oman | 45-50mm, typical form | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 70-80mm, typical for species | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 70-80mm, pale for species, often called pardalis | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | South China Sea | 90-100mm, superb large dark spotted, slightly rusty dorsum | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 100-110mm, form schilderiana, lovely spotted shells, very large | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 110-120mm, form schilderiana, lovely spotted shells, giantsp | F++/GEM | 110.00 |
Cypraea | tigris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 120-125mm, form schilderiana, lovely giantsp with large spots | F++/GEM | 145.00 |
Cypraea | turdus | Lamarck, 1810 | Red Sea | 25-30mm, small & heavy with fine spots | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | turdus | Lamarck, 1810 | Africa, N/E | 30-35mm, large | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | turdus | Lamarck, 1810 | Africa, N/E | over 35mm, very large | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | turdus | Lamarck, 1810 | Israel | 25-30mm, form pardalina, pale but typical from here | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | ursellus | (Gmelin, 1791) | Indonesia | 10-15mm, typical pattern | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | valentia | Perry, 1811 | Philippines | 80-85mm, lovely typical specimen | F++/GEM | 575.00 |
Cypraea | ventriculus | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | under 45mm, typical | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | ventriculus | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | over 45mm, nice & dark | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | ventriculus | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | over 45mm, nice & dark | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | ventriculus | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | over 50mm, nice & dark - large for species | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | ventriculus | Lamarck, 1810 | Tahiti | over 50mm, nice & dark - large and spectacular | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 35-40mm, small but distinct | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, SA | 30-40mm, form dama, small sp with large spots | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 40-50mm, form orcina, typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fiji | 35-40mm, form polynesiae, typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 40-50mm, nice and dark | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | vitellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, Cocos Is | 24-32mm, tiny dwarf population from isolated location off WA | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | vredenburgi | Schilder, 1927 | Java, Indonesia | under 20mm, small but typical | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | vredenburgi | Schilder, 1927 | Java, Indonesia | 20-23mm, typical | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | vredenburgi | Schilder, 1927 | Java, Indonesia | over 23mm, rare this size | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | walkeri | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, subspecies continens, with pale base | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | walkeri | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 14-18mm, subspecies continens, tiny dwarf form | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | walkeri | Sowerby, 1832 | Philippines | 25-30mm, subspecies surabajensis, with purple teeth | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | xanthodon | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, QLD | under 20mm, small but typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | xanthodon | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, typical | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | xanthodon | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, small & discrete marginal spotting | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | zebra | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Florida | 40-60mm, lovely dark & spotted | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | zebra | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Florida | 60-70mm, lovely large and spotted | F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | zebra | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bahamas | over 70mm, very large for this species | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | ziczac | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 13-15mm, rare from Australia, WA | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | ziczac | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 10-15mm, typical form | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | zonaria | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, Senegal | 20-25mm, with banded dorsum | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | zonaria | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, Senegal | over 25mm, large | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | zonaria | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, Senegal | 30-35mm very large for this species | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | zonaria | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, Senegal | over 35mm giants | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | zonaria | Jousseaume, 1884 | Africa, Senegal | 20-25mm, f. gambiensis from Dakar, blue background | GEM | 25.00 |
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UPDATED 15-03-25