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| Cypraea (Bistolida) |
 erythraeensis'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Bistolida) erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837 Varied dorsum markings. Unusual locality
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 owenii vasta'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Bistolida) owenii vasta Schilder & Schilder, 1938 Subspecies is limited to the western Indian Ocean
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 stolida'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Bistolida) stolida Linné, 1758 Varied dorsum markings.
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| Cypraea (Blasicrura) |
 teres teres'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Blasicrura) teres teres Gmelin, 1791 Taken by divers in the southern Philippines.
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| Cypraea (Cribrarula) |
 cribraria'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Cribrarula) cribraria Linné, 1758 One of the most recognizible cowries.
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 pellisserpentis'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Cribrarula) pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999 Endemic to southern Madagascar.
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| Cypraea (Cypraeovula) |
 capensis capensis'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Cypraeovula) capensis capensis Gray, 1825 Prominent ribs. Large patch of color on dorsums.
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 edentula edentula'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Cypraeovula) edentula edentula Gray, 1825 The toothless cowrie.
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| Cypraea (Erronea) |
 chinensis chinensis'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erronea) chinensis chinensis Gmelin, 1791 The nominate form of the species.
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 cylindrica cylindrica'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erronea) cylindrica cylindrica Born, 1778 Nominate form of the species.
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 onyx'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erronea) onyx Linné, 1758 Blue-white cat's eye dorsum patterns.
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 pallida'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Erronea) pallida Gray, 1824 Bluish to greenish-gray dorsum coloring.
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 pulchella pulchella'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erronea) pulchella pulchella Swainson, 1823 Trawled from deep water.
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| Cypraea (Erosaria) |
 boivinii'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) boivinii Kiener, 1843 Bluish-gray colored gems.
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 boivinii'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) boivinii Kiener, 1843 (+ cuatoni Kosuge, 1983) This variant is never found with typical Cypraea boivinii.
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 citrina dauphinensis'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) citrina dauphinensis Lorenz, 2002 Regional form. Dark, live taken specimens.
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 labrolineata'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849 Dark honey-brown colored specimens. The dorsum looks like a starry night sky.
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 lamarckii'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) lamarckii Gray, 1825 Seemingly a localized form. Varied adult sizes.
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 lamarckii redimita'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) lamarckii Gray, 1825 [+ redimita Melvill, 1888] A thickly calloused deep water Indian Ocean form.
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 marginalis melocellata'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Erosaria) marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990 Localized East African subspecies.
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| Cypraea (Leporicypraea) |
 mappa'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Leporicypraea) mappa Linné, 1758 Beautiful red coloration. Exceptional mantle line.
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| Cypraea (Lyncina) |
 carneola carneola'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Lyncina) carneola carneola Linné, 1758 Collected in the early 1970's. Extremely choice
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| Cypraea (Mauritia) |
 scurra scurra'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Mauritia) scurra scurra Gmelin, 1791 This nominate subspecies is limited to the western Indian Ocean.
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| Cypraea (Monetaria) |
 moneta'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Monetaria) moneta Linné, 1758 A beautiful yellow-colored population.
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| Cypraea (Neobernaya) |
 spadicea'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Neobernaya) spadicea Swainson, 1823 Above average size specimens. Increasingly difficult to find over 2 inches in size.
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| Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) |
 langfordi'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) langfordi Melvill, 1888 A large, dark and inflated shell approaching record size.
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| Cypraea (Palmadusta) |
 asellus'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Palmadusta) asellus Linné, 1758 Choice shells; pretty patterns.
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 saulae'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Palmadusta) saulae Gaskoin, 1843 Specimens from the southern Philippines.
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| Cypraea (Palmulacypraea) |
 boucheti boucheti'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Palmulacypraea) boucheti boucheti (Lorenz, 2002) Taken in over 345 meters of water.
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| Cypraea (Pustularia) |
 bistrinotata bistrinotata'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Pustularia) bistrinotata bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 Form referred to as keelingensis Sch. & Sch., 1940.
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 globulus globulus'
, '500', '490')) |
Cypraea (Pustularia) globulus globulus Linné, 1758 The nominate form of the species
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| Cypraea (Zoila) |
 marginata consueta'
, '400', '390')) |
Cypraea (Zoila) marginata Gaskoin, 1848 Form: consueta Biraghi, 1993 Suffuse brown markings on dorsum.
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