Cypraeidae
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
Madagascar. Toliara. From fishermen. June 2007.
F/F+ / 70mm
#46032
Slighty aberrant shape. Growth scar on dorsum. It's the cause of the strange pattern.
6.00 EUR
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
Madagascar. Noime. April 2009.
F++ / 52mm
#47835
Yellowish base colour, but very dense spotting.
4.00 EUR
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
Mauritius. Flacq district. Trou d'Eau Douce. Dived at 9m. September 2000.
F++ / 83mm
#44509
slightly thickened mantle line.
7.00 EUR
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
Tanzania. Dar-Es-Salaam. April 1987.
F++ / 81mm
#34280
heavy.
4.00 EUR
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
Madagascar. EM. Foulpointe. From fishermen. October 2015.
F+ / 84mm
#18923
From Foulpointe. some damage under callus
2.50 EUR
Cypraea tigris tigris - Linnaeus, 1758
India. Pondicherry. Trawled. August 2010.
F+ / 105mm
#30191
nice dark colour. Small chip in sipho.
15.00 EUR
Cypraeovula algoensis liltvedi - Lorenz, 2017
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 40-35m. April 2012.
F+ / 19mm
#42908
Tiny octopus attack on edge of upper columella.
40.00 EUR
Cypraeovula algoensis liltvedi - Lorenz, 2017
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 40-35m. April 2012.
F+ / 18mm
#42912
Small dent on upper columella: probably an octopus attack that the animal surrounded with heavier and coarser callus.
40.00 EUR
Cypraeovula atlantica - (Raybaudi, 1988)
South Africa. Western Cape. Kommetjie. Dived at 40m. Ocotber 2009.
F+ / 30mm
#44478
Small irregularity.
1450.00 EUR
Cypraeovula capensis capensis - (Gray, 1828)
South Africa. Algoa Bay. On rocks in sand. By diver. March 1998.
F+++ / 28.1mm
#29652
Very fine ribs.
35.00 EUR
Cypraeovula capensis capensis fma amphitales - (Melvill, 1888)
South Africa. East London. Beached. May 2006.
F / 26mm
#43761
dead-taken
30.00 EUR
Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa - Swarts and Liltved, 2000
South Africa. Jeffreys Bay. July 2019.
F / 33mm
#39002
dead-taken. Three tiny octopus attacks, waterstain. Very good 'starter'.
380.00 EUR
Cypraeovula castanea malani - Lorenz and De Bruin, 2009
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 30-35m. April 2012.
F+ / 34mm
#44477
A nice rarity. A few small irregularities. Live-taken.
1500.00 EUR
Cypraeovula castanea malani - Lorenz and De Bruin, 2009
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 30-35m. April 2012.
F / 36mm
#43201
dead-taken. Columella with 3 octopus attacks (one of which is a small octopus hole). Small posterior crab bite marks in the aperture.
100.00 EUR
Cypraeovula connelli connelli - (Liltved, 1983)
South Africa. Eastern Cape. Coffee Bay. Dredged at 50-60m. September 2011.
F / 30mm
#19077
dead-taken, gloss gone. From Coffee Bay.
200.00 EUR