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Genus | Species | Author | Locality | Description | Grading | Price |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, ssp australiensis (Broome), smallest form of ssp, v. variable | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, ssp australiensis (Shark Bay), globose shells w. large spots | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | 20-24mm, ssp australiensis (Shark Bay), globose shells w. large spots | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | 24-26mm, ssp australiensis (Shark Bay), globose, large spots, large sp. | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | over 26mm, ssp australiensis (Shark Bay), globose sp. v. rare this size | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | abaliena | Lorenz, 2002 | Australia, WA | over 30mm, ssp australiensis (Shark Bay), globose sp. v. rare this size | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | achatidea | Sowerby, 1837 | Europe, Spain | under 32mm, small - rare in this size | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | achatidea | Sowerby, 1837 | Europe, Spain | 35-40mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | achatidea | Sowerby, 1837 | Europe, Spain | 40-45mm, | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | achatidea | Sowerby, 1837 | Africa, Senegal | 28-32mm, form inopinata, hard to get from here | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Florida | under 18mm, heavy orange shells | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Florida | 18-20mm, heavy orange shells | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Florida | over 20mm, heavy orange shells | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Bahamas | over 20mm, paler than USA, Florida shells | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Puerto Rico | 15-17mm, rare dwarf form | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | St Helena | 15-20mm, ssp sanctaehelenae, southern Atlantic form | F++ | sold out |
Cypraea | acicularis | (Gmelin, 1791) | St Helena | over 20mm, ssp sanctaehelenae, large, south Atlantic | F++ | sold out |
Cypraea | adusta | (Lamarck, 1810) | Africa, Zanzibar | 30-40mm, form adusta, pred. brown/black, pale dorsum | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | adusta | (Lamarck, 1810) | Africa, Zanzibar | 30-40mm, form adusta, pred. brown/black, pale dorsum | F+/F++ | 2.00 |
Cypraea | adusta persica | Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | Andaman Sea | 25-30mm, form andamanensis, small, dark, indistinct bands | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | adusta persica | Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | India, Southern | 30-40mm, dark brown based, with pale tan/brown, banded | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | adusta persica | Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | Thailand | 25-28mm, super dwarf sp, very dark, central pale zone | F++/GEM | sold out |
Cypraea | adusta persica | Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | Thailand | 30-40mm, darker shells with less obvious banding | F++ | 5.00 |
Cypraea | albuginosa | (Gray, 1825) | Mexico | under 18mm, small but typical | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | albuginosa | (Gray, 1825) | Mexico | 18-20mm, purple with white base | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | albuginosa | (Gray, 1825) | Mexico | over 20mm, purple with white base - large & spectacular | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | albuginosa | (Gray, 1825) | Galapagos Islands | 20-24mm, hard to get from this location | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | alfredensis | Schilder & Schilder,1929 | Africa, SA | 20-25mm, live taken shells with sparse pattern | F++ | sold out |
Cypraea | algoensis | (Gray, 1825) | Africa, SA | 20-24mm, pale and fine spots | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | algoensis | (Gray, 1825) | Africa, SA | 20-30mm, speckled dorsum | F++ | 8.00 |
Cypraea | algoensis | (Gray, 1825) | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, f sanfrancisca, callused, colourful, dead but good | dead | 12.00 |
Cypraea | algoensis | (Gray, 1825) | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, f sanfrancisca, very callused, very colourful | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | algoensis | (Gray, 1825) | Africa, SA | 18-20mm, f sanfrancisca, very callused, very colourful | F++/GEM | 80.00 |
Cypraea | amphithales | Melville, 1888 | Africa, SA | 25-27mm, dead but still with colour, rare in this condition | Good | 50.00 |
Cypraea | androyensis | Blocher & Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | 10-15mm, dark chocolate brown, dead but polished | Good | 8.00 |
Cypraea | androyensis | Blocher & Lorenz, 1999 | Africa, Madagascar | 15-18mm, dark chocolate brown, dead but polished | Good | 12.00 |
Cypraea | angelicae | Clover, 1974 | Africa, Gabon | under 22mm, typical | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | angelicae | Clover, 1974 | Africa, Gabon | under 22mm, typical | F+/F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | angelicae | Clover, 1974 | Africa, Gabon | 22-24mm, large and beautifully blotched | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | angelicae | Clover, 1974 | Africa, Gabon | 22-24mm, large and beautifully blotched | F+/f++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | angustata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, SA | 20-24mm, typical purple brown form | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | angustata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, SA | over 24mm, larger sizes | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | angustata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, SA | 18-20mm, ssp albata, entirely white or pale peach | F++/GEM | 60.00 |
Cypraea | angustata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, SA | 18-20mm, entirely white or pale peach coloured form | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | angioyorum | Biraghi, 1978 | India | 20-30mm, hard to get now | F++ | 75.00 |
Cypraea | angioyorum | Biraghi, 1978 | India | 20-30mm, with growth line, hard to get now | F+ | 50.00 |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Mexico | under 30mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Mexico | 30-35mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Mexico | over 35mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Mexico | over 38mm, dark mottled brown | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Panama | 33mm, subspecies aequinoctalis, pale banded | GEM | sold out |
Cypraea | annettae | Dall, 1909 | Galapagos Islands | 35-40mm, dark chocolate coloured shells, rare now | F++ | 175.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Zanzibar Is | 20-25mm, interesting variety | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Tanzania | 22-25mm, extreme rostration, local super deformity | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, some with blue dorsum | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 18-22mm, f olgae, yellow-orange stain on central dorsum | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 24mm, albino shell | F++/GEM | 24.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fiji | 20-25mm, form noumeensis, typical for species | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Israel | 15-20mm, form scutellum, pale blue dorsum | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | New Caledonia | 20-25mm, interesting variety | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Tahiti | 20-25MM, lovely blue dorsum and prominent yellow line | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | annulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Oman | 25-30mm, f. dilatissima, deltoid, extreme marginal callus | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Papua New Guinea | 45-50mm, typical, but nice dark shells | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Solomon Islands | 45-55mm, unusual location | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 55-60mm, typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | South China Sea | 60-70mm, f. empressae, massive, dark, often from wrecks | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | South China Sea | over 70mm, f. empressae, massive, dark, often from wrecks | GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | South China Sea | 60-70mm, f. empressae, 'rusty' golden colour from shipwrecks | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | South China Sea | 70-80mm, f. empressae, massive 'rusty' shipwreck sp, super | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | South China Sea | 60-70mm, f. empressae, very dark 'rusty', super colour | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | India | 45-55mm, subspecies asiatica, nice inflated shells | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Thailand | 40-50mm, subspecies asiatica, callused shells | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Sri Lanka | 30-35mm, subspecies asiatica, variable dwarf sized shells | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Mauritius | 65-75mm, ssp immanis, spectacular blotched pattern | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, East Coast | 65-75mm, subspecies immanis, dark spectacular sp. | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, East Coast | 65-75mm, subspecies immanis, variable pattern | F+/F++ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 40-50mm, form westralis, was called brunnescens | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | arabica | Linnaeus, 1758 | New Caledonia | 50-60mm, form niger, super dark shells, 80% niger | F++ | 160.00 |
Cypraea | arabicula | Lamarck, 1810 | Mexico | 18mm, tiny dwarf specimens | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | arabicula | Lamarck, 1810 | Mexico | 18-20mm, small but fully mature | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | arabicula | Lamarck, 1810 | Mexico | 20-25mm, typical size | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | arabicula | Lamarck, 1810 | Mexico | over 25mm, large for this species | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | argus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 70-80mm, large shells with small eyes | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | argus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, East Coast | 55-65mm, form contrastriata, large eyes | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | argus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, East Coast | 60-80mm, form contrastriata, large eyes | F+/F++ | 8.00 |
Cypraea | argus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fiji | 55-65mm, form ventricosa, small eyes | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | argus | Linnaeus, 1758 | New Caledonia | 65-68mm, busy pattern | F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, WA | under 85mm, small but typical | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, WA | under 85mm, form westralis, darker than typical form | F+/F++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, WA | under 85mm, form westralis, darker than typical form | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, WA | 85-95mm, form westralis, dark form | F+/F++ | 65.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, WA | 85-95mm, form westralis, dark form | F++/GEM | 100.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | 75-95mm, nice representative sp, obvious faults | F/F+ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | under 85mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F+/F++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | under 85mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | 85-95mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F+/F++ | 65.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | 85-95mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F++/GEM | 100.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | 95-100mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F+/F++ | 75.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | 95-100mm, typical form, orange-yellow | F++/GEM | 120.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | over 100mm, very large sp., orange-yellow | F+/F++ | 90.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | over 100mm, very large sp., orange-yellow | F++/GEM | 160.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | over 105mm, giant specimens, rare this size | F+/F++ | 120.00 |
Cypraea | armeniaca | Verco, 1912 | Australia, SA | over 105mm, giant specimens - very rare super grade | F++/GEM | 220.00 |
Cypraea | artuffeli | Jousseaume, 1876 | Japan | 15-16mm, dead but representative | dead | 5.00 |
Cypraea | artuffeli | Jousseaume, 1876 | Japan | 13-15mm, nice live taken shells with central band | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | asellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 13-15mm, form bitaeniata, with some yellow on dorsum | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | asellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 15-18mm, form latefasciata, very elongate | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | asellus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 13-15mm, form vespacea, distinct bands, typical | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | under 10mm, small and typical | GEM | sold out |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | 10-12mm, new stock, dark orange super shells | GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | 12-14mm, new stock, dark orange super shells | GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | 14-16mm, new stock, dark large and spectacular | GEM | 125.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | over 16mm, new stock, dark large and spectacular | GEM | 185.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | 10-14mm, new stock, dead shells, good colour | Good | 25.00 |
Cypraea | astaryi | Schilder, 1971 | Marquesas Islands | 10-14mm, new stock, dead but representative | dead | 10.00 |
Cypraea | aurantium | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 80-100mm, damaged shells but still good colour | F+/F++ | 60.00 |
Cypraea | aurantium | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 80-100mm, representative shells | F/F+ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | aurantium | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 80-89mm | F++/GEM | 140.00 |
Cypraea | aurantium | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 90-100mm | F++/GEM | 180.00 |
Cypraea | aurantium | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | over 100mm | F++/GEM | 240.00 |
Cypraea | barclayi | Reeve, 1857 | Africa, SA | 22-25mm, dead but representative | dead | 50.00 |
Cypraea | beckii | Gaskoin, 1836 | Japan, Okinawa | over 12mm, large shell, rare location | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | beckii | Gaskoin, 1836 | Guam | 8-9mm, small local form | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | beckii | Gaskoin, 1836 | Solomon Islands | 9-11mm, Pacific form, rare | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | beckii | Gaskoin, 1836 | Nicobar Islands | 8-9mm, very rare Indian Ocean form | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Philippines | over 15mm, dark orange and dark base spots | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Australia, WA | 18-20mm, hard to get from WA | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Tahiti | 12-15mm, subspecies sublaevis, smooth dorsum | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Tuamotus | 12-15mm, subspecies sublaevis, typical form | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Solomon Islands | 12-15mm, subspecies mediocris, dark orange shells | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | bistrinotata | Schilder & Schilder,1937 | Australia, QLD | 14-16mm, ssp mediocris, large, orange, blotched sp | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Indonesia, Bali | 18-20mm, tiny dwarf from shipwreck location | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Indonesia | under 25mm, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Indonesia | over 25mm, typical | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Japan | under 25mm, typical form | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Japan | over 25mm, very large | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | boivini | Kiener, 1843 | Philippines | 20-25mm, lovely pink sp with darker spots | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | bregeriana | Crosse, 1868 | New Caledonia | 20-24mm, rare locality | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | bregeriana | Crosse, 1868 | Solomon Islands | 18-22mm, smaller orange shells | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | brevidentata | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, WA | under 20mm, very rare as GEM | F+/F++ | 50.00 |
Cypraea | brevidentata | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, WA | over 20mm, dark blue grey | F+/F++ | 65.00 |
Cypraea | brevidentata | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, form fluctuans, grey with central blotch | F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | brevidentata | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, form fluctuans, grey with central blotch | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | broderipi | Sowerby, 1832 | Mauritius | 83mm, southern pale form, typical | F+ | sold out |
Cypraea | camelopardalis | Perry, 1811 | Red Sea | under 40mm, elongate form | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | camelopardalis | Perry, 1811 | Red Sea | 40-50mm, typical shells | F+/F++ | 50.00 |
Cypraea | camelopardalis | Perry, 1811 | Red Sea | 40-50mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | camelopardalis | Perry, 1811 | Red Sea | over 50mm, rare this size | F+/F++ | 95.00 |
Cypraea | camelopardalis | Perry, 1811 | Africa, Ethiopia | 40-50mm, no dorsal spots | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | capensis | Gray, 1828 | Africa, SA | 25-28mm, dead shells | GOOD | 3.00 |
Cypraea | capensis | Gray, 1828 | Africa, SA | 28-30mm, alive and heavy shells | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | caputdraconis | (Melvill, 1888) | Easter Island | under 26mm, typical shells | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | caputdraconis | (Melvill, 1888) | Easter Island | 26-30mm, typical shells | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | caputdraconis | (Melvill, 1888) | Easter Island | over 30mm, very large for species | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | caputdraconis | (Melvill, 1888) | Easter Island | over 35mm, giant shells for species | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cocos Island | 33-35mm, large | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 30-35mm, typical form | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Tanzania | 25-30mm, distinct black base with white teeth | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fiji | 25-30mm, form argentata, fine spots | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Marquesas Islands | 30-35mm, f cf. argentata, dark, very flared heavy margins | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | USA, Hawaii | 20-25mm, subspecies caputhophidii, humped and oval | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, subspecies kenyonae, very variable from WA | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, subspecies kenyonae, nice dwarf form | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caputserpentis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 25-30mm, subspecies kenyonae, very pale dorsum | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 30-40mm, large and heavy | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, small, but typical | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 30-40mm, lovely dark and fresh | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tahiti | 40-50mm, form bouteti, large for this rare form | F+/F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tahiti | 50-60mm, form bouteti, heavy and very large | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Djibouti | 25-35mm, ssp crassa, heavy, inflated, violet line on top | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Djibouti | 25-40mm, subspecies crassa - some obvious flaws | F+/F++ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Djibouti | 25-40mm, subspecies crassa - fair examples | F/F+ | 1.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Tanzania | 25-35mm, elongate sp, v variable in size | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Marquesas Islands | 23-25mm, subspecies propingua, Polynesian form | F++ | 8.00 |
Cypraea | carneola | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mauritius | 25-30mm, form sowerbyi, very purple teeth | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | catholicorum | Schilder & Schilder,1938 | Solomon Islands | 10-12mm, typical with white spots on yellow background | GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | catholicorum | Schilder & Schilder,1938 | Solomon Islands | 12-14mm, typical with white spots on yellow background | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | catholicorum | Schilder & Schilder,1938 | Solomon Islands | over 14mm, giant for species | GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | India | 25-30mm, f draceana, nice dark sp. with large lateral spots | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Philippines | 35-40mm, typical shells | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, WA | 35-45mm, form blaesa, very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sri Lanka | 30-35mm, form coprosa, very heavy marginal callus | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, East Coast | 35-40mm, ssp elongata, small lateral spots | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 30-35mm, form longior, large, typical specimens | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Solomon Islands | 30-35mm, form obscurata, heavy marginal callus | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 35-40mm, dark shells with heavy marginal callus | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indonesia | 20-24mm, tiny dwarf population | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Africa, Somalia | 25-30mm, ssp quinquefasciata, compact, dark spotting | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Australia, QLD | 35-40mm, form niger longior, part niger | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-40mm, form hyper-rostrate, heavy and callused | F+/F++ | 50.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-40mm, form rostrate-niger, 20% dark tan / chocolate | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-40mm, form rostrate-niger, 20-50% dark tan / chocolate | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-40mm, form rostrate-niger, 50-80% very dark to black | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | caurica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Caledonia | 30-40mm, form rostrate-niger, 80-90% super dark shells | F++/GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Mauritius | 17-20mm, deep orange shell | GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Reunion Island | 20-25mm, broad with pale orange dorsum | GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Japan, Okinawa | under 20mm, form ogasawarensis, typical for this rare form | GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Japan, Okinawa | over 20mm, form ogasawarensis, typical and rare | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Philippines | 20mm, form tomlini, broad and orange | GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | New Caledonia | 20-22mm, rare from this location | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, ssp viridicolor, tan/green colours, fully adult | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, subspecies viridicolor, variable colour | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | cernica | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, WA | over 25mm, often heavy margins | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | cervinetta | Kiener, 1843 | Panama | 40-55mm, typical size and pattern | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | cervinetta | Kiener, 1843 | Panama | 55-70mm, very large and nicely marked | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | cervinetta | Kiener, 1843 | Panama | over 70mm, huge for this species | F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | cervus | Linnaeus, 1771 | USA, Florida | under 75mm, nice dark shells | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | cervus | Linnaeus, 1771 | USA, Florida | under 100mm, typical shells | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | cervus | Linnaeus, 1771 | USA, Florida | 100-120mm, typical shell | F++ | 60.00 |
Cypraea | cervus | Linnaeus, 1771 | USA, Florida | over 120mm, never GEM, some growth lines | F+/F++ | 120.00 |
Cypraea | chiapponii | Lorenz, 1999 | Philippines | 15-18mm, Samar Is sp, heavily pustulose, dead but very good | F+/F++ | 70.00 |
Cypraea | childreni | (Gray, 1825) | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, form lemurica, very rare from WA, dead collected | F+ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | childreni | (Gray, 1825) | Tahiti | 14-16mm, form novaecaledoniae, nice dark shells | F++/GEM | 24.00 |
Cypraea | childreni | (Gray, 1825) | Tahiti | 15-16mm, form novaecaledoniae, tiny chips | F+/F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | childreni | (Gray, 1825) | Kwajalein | 14-16mm, large - becoming rare | F++/GEM | 24.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Hawaii | 25-30mm, spectacular, wide callused margins | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Cocos/Keeling Is. | 30mm, dark spotted margins | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Solomon Islands | 30-35mm, typical pacific form, elongate and pale | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 15-25mm, subspecies violacea, very heavy, yellowish | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 25-30mm, subspecies violacea, very heavy and yellowish | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | chinensis | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, WA | 25-35mm, form whitworthi, heavy callus, striking shells | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | cicercula | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Somalia | 14-16mm, form lienardi, pale cream with orange extremities | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | cicercula | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 18-20mm, large and pustulose | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | cicercula | Linnaeus, 1758 | Solomon Islands | 15-18mm, variable colours but generally pale | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | cicercula | Linnaeus, 1758 | French Polynesia | 10-12mm, form tuamotensis, small pale form | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cinerea | (Gmelin, 1791) | Brazil | 25-30mm, form brasiliensis, more spotted southerly form | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | cinerea | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Florida | 18-22mm, tiny but typical | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | cinerea | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Florida | over 22mm, typical light spotting | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | cinerea | (Gmelin, 1791) | Bahamas | 18-22mm, globose form | F++ | 6.00 |
Cypraea | cinerea | (Gmelin, 1791) | Bahamas | over 22mm, globose form | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | citrina | Gray, 1825 | Africa, Madagascar | 18-25mm, f dauphinensis, typical, dead but very good | F/F+ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | citrina | Gray, 1825 | Africa, Madagascar | under 18mm, form dauphinensis, live taken shell | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | citrina | Gray, 1825 | Africa, Madagascar | 18-20mm, form dauphinensis, live taken shell | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | citrina | Gray, 1825 | Africa, Madagascar | over 20mm, form dauphinensis, live taken shell | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | clandestina | Linnaeus, 1767 | Africa, East Coast | 16-18mm, form passerina, large, orange extremities | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | clandestina | Linnaeus, 1767 | Australia, WA | 15-18mm, very large, often distinct zigzag lines | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | clandestina | Linnaeus, 1767 | Australia, QLD | 14-16mm, subspecies candida, usually smaller, callused | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | clandestina | Linnaeus, 1767 | New Caledonia | 18-20mm, form rostrate, 20-50% elongate | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | clandestina | Linnaeus, 1767 | New Caledonia | 18-20mm, f rostrate, 50-90% elongate, extreme for species | F++/GEM | 140.00 |
Cypraea | clavicola | Lorenz, 1998 | Africa, Tanzania | 24-26mm, grey-blue sp with large brown central blotch | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | clavicola | Lorenz, 1998 | Africa, Somalia | 24-26mm, super dark sp with dark central blotch | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | coloba | (Melvill, 1888) | Thailand | 20-25mm, form greegori | F+/F++ | 12.00 |
Cypraea | coloba | (Melvill, 1888) | Thailand | under 20mm, form greegori, orange base | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | coloba | (Melvill, 1888) | Thailand | over 20mm, dark orange base | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | comma | (Perry, 1811) | Africa, Tanzania | 15-22mm, ssp comma, ovate, lg spots, some w. marginal spots | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | comma | Bozzetti, 2007 | Africa, Madagascar | 13-18mm, ssp toliaraensis, orange background, clear dorsal line | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | comptonii | Gray, 1847 | Australia, SA | 20-22mm, dark lateral spots | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | comptonii | Gray, 1847 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, faint banded dorsum | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | comptonii | Gray, 1847 | Australia, VIC | 17mm, form wilkinsi, pure white form - very rare now | F++ | 60.00 |
Cypraea | connelli | Liltved, 1983 | Africa, SA | 25-30mm, very heavy, some colour, dead but representative | dead | 40.00 |
Cypraea | contaminata | Sowerby, 1832 | Africa, SA | 12-15mm, form distans, ex pisces | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | contaminata | Sowerby, 1832 | Australia, WA | 10-12mm, rare from WA | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | contaminata | Sowerby, 1832 | Solomon Islands | 8-11mm, typical form | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | contaminata | Sowerby, 1832 | Thailand | 10-12mm, bright fresh specimens | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | contaminata | Sowerby, 1832 | Philippines | 10-12mm, orange - brown | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | coronata | Schilder, 1930 | Africa, SA | 26-30mm, f. coronata, heavily pustulose with coarse external teeth | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | coronata | Schilder, 1930 | Africa, SA | 26-30mm, f. coronata, heavily pustulose with coarse external teeth | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | coronata | Schilder, 1930 | Africa, SA | 26-30mm, debruini form | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | coronata | Schilder, 1930 | Africa, SA | 28-30mm, debruini form | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | coxeni | Cox, 1873 | Solomon Islands | 18-22mm, typical and heavy callus | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | coxeni | Cox, 1873 | Solomon Islands | over 22mm, giant shells | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | coxeni | Raybaudi, 1992 | Solomon Islands | 18-25mm, f hypercallosa, heavy callus, often dark blotches | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cribellum | Gaskoin, 1849 | Mauritius | 12-13mm, dark pattern, dead but good | F | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cribellum | Gaskoin, 1849 | Mauritius | 14-15mm, typical - rare this size now - dead but good | F | 20.00 |
Cypraea | cribellum | Gaskoin, 1849 | Mauritius | 12-15mm, typical nicely coloured specimens | F++/GEM | 75.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | under 30mm, nice colour and pattern | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | over 30mm, large, striking shells | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Steadman & Cotton, 1943) | Vanuatu | 15-20mm, f northi, small ovate sp, heavy marginal callus | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Raybaudi, 1993 | Marshall Islands | 18-22mm, f oceanica, elongate shells, large dorsal spots | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Raybaudi, 1993 | Tahiti | 15-22mm, f oceanica, elongate shells, pale large spots | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Lorenz, 1989 | Thailand | 15-18mm, form abaliena australis, busy spots, elongate, mature | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | Lorenz, 1989 | Thailand | 18-22mm, form abaliena australis, busy spotted sp, elongate | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Schilder & Schilder, 1940) | Indonesia | 16-20mm, f orientalis, small, larger spots, rostrate terminals | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Iredale, 1939) | Australia, QLD | 20-30mm, f zadela, more ovate than other forms, v. variable | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Iredale, 1939) | New Caledonia | 20-30mm, f zadela, partially niger, very mottled pattern | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Iredale, 1939) | New Caledonia | 15-22mm, f zadela, elongate, with large spots | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Iredale, 1939) | Solomon Islands | 15-22mm, f zadela, elongate, pale, distinct anterior margins | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | cribraria | (Iredale, 1939) | Vanuatu | 20-25mm, f zadela, larger than Solomon Is. specimens | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | cumingii | Sowerby, 1832 | Tahiti | under 12mm, small but striking shells | GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | cumingii | Sowerby, 1832 | Tahiti | 12-15mm, typical shells | GEM | 70.00 |
Cypraea | cumingii | Sowerby, 1832 | Tahiti | 15-17mm, typical shells | GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | cylindrica | Born, 1778 | Australia, QLD | 20-25mm, subspecies lenella, very cylindrical | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | cylindrica | Born, 1778 | Australia, WA | 25-30mm, subspecies sowerbyana, typical for species | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | cylindrica | Born, 1778 | Australia, WA | over 30mm, subspecies sowerbyana, large for species | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | cylindrica | Born, 1778 | New Caledonia | 33mm, form niger-rostrate, 20-50% dark, very even pattern | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | dayritiana | Cate, 1963 | Philippines | 15-17mm, pyriform | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | dayritiana | Cate, 1963 | Philippines | 17-20mm, small but typical | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | dayritiana | Cate, 1963 | Philippines | 15-18mm, f dani, super inflated Palawan sp, dark mottled | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | dayritiana | Cate, 1963 | Philippines | 18-20mm, f dani, super inflated Palawan sp, dark mottled | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | declivis | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, SA | 20-23mm, busy fine spots | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | declivis | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, SA | 20-23mm, busy fine spots | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | declivis | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, Tasmania | 20-22mm, f dennyorum, dark, speckled, inflated margin | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | declivis | Sowerby, 1870 | Australia, Tasmania | 20-22mm, f dennyorum, dark, speckled, inflated margin | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | depressa | Gray, 1824 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, form dispersa, small for species | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | depressa | Gray, 1824 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, form dispersa, small for species, some flaws | F+/F++ | 2.00 |
Cypraea | depressa | Gray, 1824 | Cocos Island | 30-35mm, form dispersa, typical | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | depressa | Gray, 1824 | French Polynesia | 30-40mm, form dispersa, typical Pacific form | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | depressa | Gray, 1824 | Mauritius | 30-35mm, typical | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Bistolida | diauges | (Melvill, 1888) | Africa, Tanzania | 23-33mm, large elongate sp, most with large central blotch | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Bistolida | diauges | (Melvill, 1888) | Africa, Madagascar | 25-27mm, f salaryensis, local Salary f, fine teeth, small blotch | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | diluculum | Reeve, 1845 | Africa, East Coast | under 25mm, variable patterns | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | diluculum | Reeve, 1845 | Africa, East Coast | over 25mm, dramatic zig zag pattern | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | diluculum | Reeve, 1845 | Africa, Kenya | 15-25mm, subspecies virginalis, no base spots | F+/F++ | 4.00 |
Cypraea | diluculum | Reeve, 1845 | Africa, Kenya | 10-18mm, subspecies virginalis, no base spots | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | diluculum | Reeve, 1845 | Africa, Kenya | over 18mm, subspecies virginalis, no base spots | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | under 30mm, white shell | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | 30-35mm, white shell | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | 30-35mm, white shell | F+/F++ | 18.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | Over 35mm, white shell | F++/GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | over 35mm, white shell | F+/F++ | 25.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | over 40mm, white shells, very large for species | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | eburnea | Barnes, 1824 | New Caledonia | over 40mm, white shells, very large for species | F+/F++ | 35.00 |
Cypraea | edentula | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | under 20mm, small but typical | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | edentula | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | over 20mm, spotted dorsum | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | edentula | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | 20-25mm, form nahoonensis, heavy with blotched dorsum | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | edentula | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | 20-25mm, f nahoonensis, blotched dorsum, dead, very good | dead | 5.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | Singapore | 40-60mm, form couturieri, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | Australia, QLD | 40-60mm, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | Australia, WA | 40-60mm, very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | New Caledonia | 50-55mm, form niger-rostrate, 20-50% tan shells | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | New Caledonia | 50-55mm, 50-80% very dark | F++/GEM | 90.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | New Caledonia | 50-55mm, 80-95% almost totally black | F++/GEM | 200.00 |
Cypraea | eglantina | Duclos, 1833 | Philippines | 55-65mm, f griseoformis, cream/green overglaze, interesting | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | englerti | Summers & Burgess, 1965 | Easter Island | 18-22mm, typical with white spots on dark chocolate dorsum | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | englerti | Summers & Burgess, 1965 | Easter Island | over 22mm, very dark & spectacular | GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | India | 30-35mm, very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Tanzania | 20-30mm, a small form with yellowish-orange tones | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Indonesia | 30-35mm, lovely dark fresh shells with heavy callus | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 30-35mm, form chlorizans, typical form range of colours | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Tahiti | 20-25mm, form lactescens, small for the species | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 20-30mm, form phagedaina, small but typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 30-35mm, form purissima, typical and variable in size | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | erosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 18-20mm, rare southern QLD dwarf form | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, dark shells but very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, form niger, 20-50% niger | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 25-30mm, form niger-rostrate, 20-50% niger and rostrate | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, NT | 25-30mm, intermediate form between WA and QLD shells | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Indonesia | 15-18mm, super little miniature shell | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Papua New Guinea | 18-25mm, very variable | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Singapore | 25-30mm, pale cream to white base | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | India | 25-30mm, form bimaculata, nice orange base | F++/GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fiji | 10-20mm, form caerulescens, typical but very small | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 25-28mm, form coxi, dark dorsal blotch | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | under 23mm, ssp. azurea, aka "Broome Blues"- never GEM | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | under 23mm, ssp. azurea, aka "Broome Blues", never GEM | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 23-26mm, ssp. azurea, aka "Broome Blues", never GEM | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 23-26mm, ssp. azurea, aka "Broome Blues", never GEM | F++/GEM | 95.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | over 26mm, ssp. azurea, deep blue & yellow base, large | F+ | 65.00 |
Cypraea | errones | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | over 26mm, ssp. azurea, blue & yellow base, hard to get size | F++/GEM | 120.00 |
Cypraea | erythraeensis | Sowerby, 1837 | Red Sea | under 15mm, dark dorsal spot | F++ | 8.00 |
Cypraea | erythraeensis | Sowerby, 1837 | Red Sea | 15-18mm, variable and large | F++/GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | erythraeensis | Sowerby, 1837 | Red Sea | over 18mm, variable and very large | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | esontropia | Duclos, 1833 | Reunion Island | 16-20mm, dead but polished | dead | 20.00 |
Cypraea | esontropia | Duclos, 1833 | Reunion Island | over 20mm, giant - dead but polished | dead | 25.00 |
Cypraea | exusta | Sowerby, 1832 | Africa, Djibouti | 50-55mm, lovely dark brown shells with black base | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | exusta | Sowerby, 1832 | Africa, Djibouti | over 55mm, lovely dark brown shells with black base | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | exusta | Sowerby, 1832 | Africa, Djibouti | 50-60mm, dark sp with black base, some flaws, presents well | F+/F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | fallax | Smith, 1881 | Australia, WA | 31mm, f antonellae, some colour & gloss, almost always dead | F | 200.00 |
Cypraea | felina | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 15-20mm, variety of locations | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | felina | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, Somalia | 20-24mm, giant local form with yellow base | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | felina | (Gmelin, 1791) | Oman | 15-20mm, ssp fabula, cream base and large margin spots | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, WA | 10-12mm, hard to get from here | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Japan, Okinawa | 10-12mm, unusual location | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia | 13mm, f blandita, AU south coast, v. rare location, ex pisces | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 12-18mm, ssp durbanensis, white base and banded dorsum | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 10-12mm, form marmorata, typical | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Marquesas Islands | 8-10mm, subspecies marquesana, typical | GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | fimbriata | (Gmelin, 1791) | USA, Hawaii | 10-12mm, form waikikiensis, typical from here | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | francescoi | Lorenz, 2002 | Africa, Madagascar | 15-18mm, super dark net pattern, typical lateral spotting | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | francescoi | Lorenz, 2002 | Africa, Madagascar | 18-20mm, super dark, typical lateral spotting - large, dramatic | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | francescoi | Lorenz, 2002 | Africa, Madagascar | 15-20mm, dead but very good | dead | 6.00 |
Cypraea | fuscodentata | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | 30-40mm, dead collected shell | Good | 5.00 |
Cypraea | fuscodentata | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | 30-35mm, live taken, typical | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | fuscodentata | Gray, 1825 | Africa, SA | over 35mm, elongate form | F++/GEM | 50.00 |
Cypraea | fuscorubra | Shaw, 1909 | Africa, SA | under 33mm, some dark | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | fuscorubra | Shaw, 1909 | Africa, SA | 33-35mm, large and heavy callus | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | fuscorubra | Shaw, 1909 | Africa, SA | over 35mm, pale dorsum but large super shells | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | fuscorubra | Shaw, 1909 | Africa, SA | 28-35mm, f sphaerica, very short, round, heavy margins | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Africa, SA | 20-22mm, form annosa, super sp, ex pisces | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Thailand | 15-20mm, typical | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Thailand | 20-22mm, very dark ends | GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Thailand | 14-16mm, subspecies reentsi, dwarf shells | GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Thailand | 16-18mm, subspecies reentsi, dorsum covered with callus | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | gangranosa | Dillwyn, 1817 | Thailand | 18-20mm, subspecies reentsi, dorsum covered with callus | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | gaskoini | Reeve, 1846 | USA, Hawaii | under 15mm, form fischeri, small shells, some dark | GEM | 12.00 |
Cypraea | gaskoini | Reeve, 1846 | USA, Hawaii | 15-17mm, form fischeri, small shells, some dark | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | gaskoini | Reeve, 1846 | USA, Hawaii | 17-20mm, typical | GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | gaskoini | Reeve, 1846 | USA, Hawaii | over 20mm, very large and hard to get | GEM | 45.00 |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 20mm, typically more tan / brown markings | GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Thailand | 18-20mm, large orange shells | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Kenya | 12-15mm, ssp brevirostris, lovely pale specimen | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, Zanzibar Is | 12mm, small and shiny | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | USA, Hawaii | form sphaeridium, currently sold out | N/A | sold out |
Cypraea | globulus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fiji | 15-18mm, very dark with fine spots | GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | goodallii | Sowerby, 1832 | Tuamotu | 9-10mm, dead but representative | Good | 10.00 |
Cypraea | goodallii | Sowerby, 1832 | Tahiti | 9-10mm, usually subpyriform | F++/GEM | 75.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Philippines | 15-18mm, more tan/brown than the 2 Australian forms | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, WA | 15-20mm, form hilda, dark dorsal spot | F++/GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Japan | 15-20mm, f japonica, typical, unusual loc. small lateral spots | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, QLD | 15-20mm, subspecies macula, spotted margins | F++/GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Red Sea | 10-13mm, subspecies notata, small and dark | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | gracilis | Gaskoin, 1849 | Australia, QLD | 18-20mm, form melanistic-rostrate, dark extended ends | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | granulata | Pease, 1862 | USA, Hawaii | 20-25mm, typical with good colour | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | granulata | Pease, 1862 | USA, Hawaii | Over 25mm, typical but very large | F++/GEM | 30.00 |
Cypraea | granulata | Pease, 1862 | USA, Hawaii | Over 28mm, giants | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | grayana | Schilder, 1930 | Egypt | 30-40mm, typical for species | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | grayana | Schilder, 1930 | Egypt | 40-50mm, typical for species | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | grayana | Schilder, 1930 | Egypt | 50-55mm, typical for species but large | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 55-60mm, variable patterns | GEM | 75.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Philippines | 60-70mm, very striking and large | GEM | 110.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Taiwan Strait | 45-55mm, f azumai, Chinese ssp. very little white on sides | F++/GEM | 55.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Taiwan Strait | 45-50mm, f azumai, Chinese ssp. very little white on sides | F+/F++ | 30.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Taiwan Strait | 45-50mm, form azumai, Chinese ssp. - very slightly juvenile | F++ | 40.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Thailand | 40-50mm, f. surinensis, dark base, finely spotted | F++/GEM | 65.00 |
Cypraea | guttata | (Gmelin, 1791) | Thailand | 50-60mm, f. surinensis, dark base, fine spots | F++/GEM | 85.00 |
Cypraea | hammondae | Iredale, 1939 | Australia, QLD | 10-15mm, very fine spotting | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | hammondae | Iredale, 1939 | Australia, WA | 10-15mm, subspecies dampierensis, dark, dustlike spots | GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | hammondae | Iredale, 1939 | Philippines | 10-15mm, subspecies raysummersi, typical pale form | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 18-22mm, green - brown dorsum | GEM | 2.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Indonesia, Java | 18-22mm, finely spotted | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocos Island | 15-18mm, ssp argella, very small Indian Ocean form | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, East Coast | 20-25mm, subspecies argella, large and ovate | GEM | 3.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Marquesas Islands | 12-15mm, ssp bellatrix, small, ovate, fawn extremities | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Marquesas Islands | 15-20mm, ssp bellatrix, super large, dark shells | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Marquesas Islands | 20-25mm, ssp bellatrix, super large, dark, rare this size | F++/GEM | 35.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Marquesas Islands | 12-20mm, ssp bellatrix, fawn extremities, dead but good | dead | 6.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Tuamotus | 18-20mm, ssp callista, pale shells, often somewhat faded | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 20-25mm, form citrinocolor, large & bright orange base | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | USA, Hawaii | 10-15mm, subspecies hawaiiensis, tiny dwarf mature sp | GEM | 4.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | USA, Hawaii | 16-20mm, subspecies hawaiiensis, always faded, typical | GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | helvola | Linnaeus, 1758 | Africa, SA | 20-25mm, subspecies meridionalis, rare now | F++ | 10.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | less than 90mm, typical shells in shades of cream and tan | F+/F++ | 15.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | less than 90mm, typical | F++/GEM | 25.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | Over 90mm, very large, super shells | F+/F++ | 20.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | over 90mm, very large, super | F++/GEM | 40.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | over 100mm, giant | F++ | 45.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | 65-75mm, subspecies beddomei, small form of C hesitata | F++ | 55.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | 55-65mm, subspecies beddomei, smallest of this form | F++ | 75.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, QLD | 55-70mm, subspecies capricornia, QLD form of C. hesitata | F++ | 145.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, QLD | 55-70mm, subspecies capricornia, QLD form, obvious flaws | F+ | 65.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | QLD Australia | 70-80mm, larger specimen | F++ | 190.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | QLD Australia | 70-80mm, larger specimen with obvious flaws on dorsum | F+ | 100.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | less than 90mm, form howelli, typical | F+/F++ | 95.00 |
Cypraea | hesitata | Iredale, 1916 | Australia, VIC | over 90mm, form howelli, large | F+/F++ | 140.00 |
Cypraea | hesperina | (Schilder & Summers, 1963) | Papua New Guinea | 16-18mm, pretty shells with fine dusting of spots | GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | hesperina | (Schilder & Summers, 1963) | Papua New Guinea | over 18mm, large nice shells with fine dusting of spots | GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | hirasei | Roberts, 1903 | Japan | 52mm, nice adult shell | F++ | 400.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, QLD | 12-15mm, subspecies rouxi, with blue-grey background | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Solomon Islands | 12-15mm, subspecies rouxi, nice blue grey with dark blotches | F++/GEM | 7.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Australia, WA | 14-16mm, form cameroni, blue with dorsal blotch | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocos/Keeling Is | 12-14mm, subspecies neglecta, unusual location | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Philippines | 12-14mm, subspecies neglecta, blue/green, central blotches | F++/GEM | 5.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | Malaysia | 14-15mm, subspecies neglecta, blue/green, varying dark spots | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | hirundo | Linnaeus, 1758 | New Caledonia | 23mm, form rostrate-niger, heavy with extreme canals | GEM | 120.00 |
Cypraea | histrio | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 45-55mm, with slight blemishes but typical | F++ | 3.00 |
Cypraea | histrio | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 45-55mm, typical for species | F++/GEM | 6.00 |
Cypraea | histrio | (Gmelin, 1791) | Africa, East Coast | 55-60mm, large | F++/GEM | 8.00 |
Cypraea | histrio | (Gmelin, 1791) | Cocos Island | 50-55mm, form westralis, striking specimen | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | histrio | (Gmelin, 1791) | Australia, WA | 50-55mm, distinct pattern | F++/GEM | 10.00 |
Cypraea | humphreysii | Gray, 1825 | Solomon Islands | 15-18mm, hard to get now | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | humphreysii | Gray, 1825 | Fiji | 13-15mm, very spotted and mottled | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | humphreysii | Gray, 1825 | Australia, QLD | 13-14mm, range of spotted patterns | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | humphreysii | Gray, 1825 | Australia, QLD | over 15mm, large shells | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
Cypraea | humphreysii | Gray, 1825 | Papua New Guinea | 16-18mm, light specimen | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | hungerfordi | Sowerby, 1888 | Taiwan | less than 35mm, typical form | F++/GEM | 15.00 |
Cypraea | hungerfordi | Sowerby, 1888 | Taiwan | over 35mm, some with very callused margins | F++/GEM | 20.00 |
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UPDATED 16-03-25