Cypraeidae — Stephen H Kawai

Talparia exusta (Grey in Sowerby I, 1832) 62 mm, Djibouti

Mauritia arabica (L., 1758) 'amethystina' form, 41 mm, South Leyte Isl., Philippines

Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) 61-68 mm, various localities

Cypraea tigris (L. 1758) 'large mouth freaks' top L: 95 mm, SW Madagascar; others: Tami Nadu, India

Naria citrina dauphinensis (Lorenz, 2002) 18-25 mm, Fort Dauphin, Madagascar

Leporicypraea mappa (Linné, 1758) 'candle wax / candle base' specimen, 79 mm, Samar, Philippines

Callistocypraea broderipii (Grey in Sowerby I, 1832) 91 mm, Natal, South Africa, dead-taken by diver

Palmadusta ziczac (L., 1758) Philippines; Palmadusta diliculum (Reeve, 1845) Zanzibar

Propustularia surinamensis (Perry, 1811) 26.6 mm, Céara State, Brasil

Naria lamarckii (Grey, 1825) 'fainzelberi' form, Ifaty, Madagascar

Leporicypraea mappa mappa (L., 1758) 'panerythra' form, 68 & 70 mm, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) 67 mm, trawled dead, Natal, South Africa

Callistocypraea aurantium (Gmelin, 1791) 91-93 mm, Philippines

Bistolida stolida salaryensis (Bozzetti, 2008) 'fulva' form, 25 mm, Salary, Madagascar

Cypraea tigris (L., 1758) 94 mm, self-repaired glaze over coral growth, Ban Phe, Thailand

Austrasiatica hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) L: 48 mm, East China Sea, R: 50 mm, Aliguay Isl., Philippines

Leporicypraea valentia (Perry, 1811) 89 mm, Philippines

Perisserosa guttata (Gmelin, 1791) Top two: 'azumai' form, South China Sea; Bottom L: 'bicallosa' form, both from the Philippines.

Naria helvola bellatrix (Lorenz, 2009) 15-29 mm, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Cribrarula exmouthensis rottnestensis (Lorenz, 2002) 30 mm, Rottnest Isl., WA, Australia

Luria tessellata (Swainson, 1822) 30 mm, Oahu, Hawai

Mauritia arabica asiatica (Schilder & Schilder, 1939) 'gibba' form, 72 mm, Koh Tao Isl., Thailand

Mauritia grayana (Schilder, 1930) 58.7 & 55 mm, Oman

Mauritia maculifera (Schilder, 1932) 66.7 mm, Oahu, Hawaii

Leporicypraea rosea ultraviola (Lorenz & Bridges, 2014) 72 mm, Beheloka, Madagascar

L four: Palmadusta androyensis (Blöcher & Lorenz, 1999); R pair: Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea (Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000), 15-18 mm, Lavanono, Madagascar

Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria (Lamarck, 1810) 40 mm, Madagascar

Cypraea tigris (L., 1758) unusual pattern, 72 mm, Sulu Sea, Indonesia

L: Mauritia arabica (L., 1758) 35 mm, dwarf population, Djibouti; R: Mauritia arabica immanis (Schilder & Schilder, 1939) 87 mm, Fort Dauphin, Madagascar

Leporicypraea mappa (L., 1758) half pigmented dorsum, 87 mm, Punta Engano, Philippines

Naria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827) L: 29.6 mm, Mogadishu, Somalia; R: 25 mm, Malindi, Kenya

Luria pulchra sinaiensis (Heiman & Mienis, 2000) 57 & 60 mm, Gulf of Suez, Egypt; taken by fisherman at 25 m

Erronea adusta persica (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) 44 & 48 mm, Tamil Nadu, India

Leporicypraea rosea singularis (Lorenz, 2016) 72 mm, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, by fishermen at 20 m.

Naria ocellata (Linné, 1758) various locations in India and Sri Lanka

Monetaria annulus meli (Bozzetti, 2018) unusual pigmentation, 20 mm, Tulear, Madagascar

Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833) 'niger' form, 51 & 52 mm, New Caledonia

Luria isabellamexicana (Reeve, 1893) 29 mm Cebaco Isl., Veraguas Prov., W. Panama

Lyncina sulcidentata (Gray, 1824) 40 & 43 mm, Oahu, Hawaii

Trona stercoraria (Linné, 1758) 73-82 mm, Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal

Luria lurida oceanica (F. A. Schilder, 1930) 35 mm, Ascension Isl., South Atlantic Ocean under lava rocks at 15-80 feet (coll. 1990's)

Leporicypraea rosea aliwalensis (Lorenz, 2002) 56.5 mm, Lacerda Lighthouse, Maputo Prov., Mozambique. Exceptionnal colour!

Cypraea tigris (Linné, 1758) special colour, 93 mm, Mannar, Sri Lanka

Naria helvola (Linné, 1758) CW from top/L: hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888) Maui, Hawaii; 'argella' Toliara, Madagascar; 'meridionalis' Mozambique; bellatrix (Lorenz, 2009) Marquesa Isles. 24-27 mm

Mauritia arabica (Linné, 1758) 40-46 mm; CW from L: 'amethystina', Philippines; 'niger', New Caledonia; overcast, Tamil Nadu, India; rusty, Philippines

Palmadusta asellus (Linné, 1758) unusual pattern, 15.5 mm, Lombok Isl., Indonesia

L: Bistolida stolida salaryensis f. fulva (Bozetti, 2009) 24.5 mm, Salary, Madagascar; R: B. stolida stolida f. aureliae (Cossignani, 2017) 21 mm, Philippines

Mauritia mauritiana (Linné, 1758) various localities

Erronea caurica (Linné, 1758) 'niger' 42.5 mm, New Caledonia

Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970) 49 mm, Balut Isl., Philippines, by tangle nets at 700 ft.

Leporicypraea mappa viridis f. montrouzieri (Dautzenberg, 1903) 70.1-83.7 mm, New Caledonia