Australian Seashells P/L - 5 Ealing Mews, Kingsley WA 6026,
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CYPRAEIDAE I-Z - ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN $ (AUD),
NOT INCL. GST |
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 |
20-25mm, 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 clear pattern |
F++/GEM |
25.00 |
Cypraea |
nivosa |
Broderip, 1827 |
Thailand |
under 45mm, with nice clear pattern |
F++/GEM |
30.00 |
Cypraea |
nivosa |
Broderip, 1827 |
Thailand |
45-50mm, with nice clear 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 |
Cypraea |
rashleighana |
Melvill, 1888 |
USA, Hawaii |
18-20mm, very ovate and callused |
F++/GEM |
750.00 |
Cypraea |
rashleighana |
Melvill, 1888 |
USA, Hawaii |
18mm, 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 |
25-30mm, 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 |
30-35mm, 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 |
8.00 |
Cypraea |
spadicea |
Swainson, 1823 |
USA, California |
38-45mm, very hard to get in GEM condition |
F++/GEM |
7.00 |
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 |
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