Cypraea achatidea acatidea
Agate Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean Sea to West Africa
Cypraea achatidea inopinata
Agate Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea achatidea inopinata longinqua
Agate Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea achatidea oranica
Agate Cowrie
Range: North Africa
Cypraea acicularis
Bristled Cowrie
Range: Florida to Brazil
Cypraea acicularis sanctaehelenae
St. Helena Island Cowrie
Range: Ascension, St. Helena
Cypraea aenigma
Cypraea albuginosa
Albugine Cowrie
Range: Eastern Pacific
Cypraea albuginosa nariaeformis
Albugine Cowrie
Range: Galapagos Islands
Cypraea alexhuberti
Alex Hubert's Cowrie
Range: Southern Andaman Sea
Cypraea alfredensis alfredensis
Port Alfred Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Transkei, South Africa
Immaculate Port Alfred Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Transkei, South Africa
Cypraea alfredensis transkeiana
Port Alfred Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Transkei, South Africa
Cypraea algoensis
Algoa Bay Cowrie
Range: Table Bay to False Bay, South Africa
Cypraea algoensis permarginata
Strongly Margined Algoensis Cowrie
Range: Cape Agulhas to Algoa Bay, South Africa
Cypraea algoensis permarginata sanfrancisca
Strongly Margined Algoensis Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis, South Africa
Cypraea amphithales
Vacillating Cowrie
Range: Port Elizabeth to East London, South Africa
Notable: It is argued that Cypraea amphithales is not a true species at all, but rather a hybrid between Cypraea edentula or Cypraea alfredensis and Cypraea capensis.
Cypraea androyensis
Androy Cowrie
Range: Southern Madagascar
Cypraea androyensis consanguinea
Androy Cowrie
Range: Southern Madagascar
Cypraea angelicae
Angelica's Cowrie
Range: Senegal to Gabon, West Africa
Cypraea angelicae petiformis
Pear Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean and West Africa
Cypraea angioyorum
Angioy's Cowrie
Range: Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean
Cypraea angustata
Plump Cowrie, Tight Cowrie
Range: South Australia
Cypraea angustata albata
Albino Angustata Cowrie
Cypraea angustata subcarnea
Plump Cowrie, Tight Cowrie
Range: Tasmania
Cypraea annettae
Annette's Cowrie
Range: Pacific Coast of Mexico
Cypraea annettae aequinoctialis
Equatorial Annette's Cowrie
Range: Panama to Ecuador
Cypraea annulus
Gold-ring Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Bunny-eared Gold-ring Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea annulus sublitorea
Gold-ring Cowrie
Range: Western Samoa
Cypraea arabica
Arabian Cowrie
Range: Indonesia, Melanesia, Australia
Cypraea arabica asiatica
Asiatic Arabian Cowrie
Range: Asia, Japan
Cypraea arabica gibba
Arabian Cowrie
Range: China Sea, Thailand
Cypraea arabica grayana
Arabian Cowrie
Range: Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea arabica immanis
Arabian Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea arabica merguina
Arabian Cowrie
Range: Mergui Archipelago, Burma
Cypraea arabicula
Little Arabian Cowrie
Range: Eastern Pacific
Cypraea argus
Hundred-Eyed Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean to Pacific
Cypraea argus contrastriata
Hundred-Eyed Cowrie
Range: East Africa, Mauritius, Maldives
Cypraea argus contrastriata rariocellata
Hundred-Eyed Cowrie
Range: Mozambique
Cypraea argus ventricosa
Hundred-Eyed Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean to Pacific
Cypraea armeniaca
Armenian Cowrie, Apricot-colored Cowrie
Range: Great Australian Bight
Cypraea armeniaca brunnea
Armenian Cowrie, Apricot-colored Cowrie
Range: Southeastern Great Australian Bight
Cypraea armeniaca westralica
Armenian Cowrie, Apricot-colored Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea artuffeli
Artuffel's Cowrie
Range: Japan and Ryukyus
Cypraea asellus
Little-Donkey Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea asellus bitaeniata
Little-Donkey Cowrie
Range: Solomon Islands
Cypraea asellus latefasciata
Little-Donkey Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea asellus vespacea
Little-Donkey Cowrie
Range: Malaysia
Cypraea aurantium
Golden Cowrie
Range: Central and Western Pacific
Notable: For centuries, the gold cowrie Cypraea aurantium was a sign of rank and prestige among Fijian islanders. Tribal chiefs would adorn themselves with the rare and beautiful orange brown shell, known as buli kula, hung from their necks on a cord.
Cypraea barbieri
Barbier's Cowrie
Range: Tahiti
Cypraea barclayi
Barclay's Cowrie
Range: South Africa, Mauritius, Chagos
Cypraea beckii
Beck's Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific to Indian Ocean
Cypraea bernardi bernardi
Bernard's Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea bernardi kingae
Bernard's Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea bistrinotata
Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie
Range: Southeast Asia
Cypraea bistrinotata jandeprezi
Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea bistrinotata keelingensis
Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie
Range: Southeast Asia
Cypraea bistrinotata mediocris
Mediocre Bistrinotata Cowrie
Range: Melanesia, New Caledonia
Cypraea bistrinotata sublaevis
Almost Smooth Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea boivinii
Boivin's Cowrie
Range: India, Indonesia to Japan
Cypraea boivinii cuatoni
Boivin's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea boucheti
Range: Japan to Melanesia
Notable: Formerly Cypraea musumea f. lacrimula
Cypraea bregeriana
Breger's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea bregeriana pervelata
Breger's Cowrie
Range: Solomon Islands
Cypraea brevidentata
Short-Toothed Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Australia
Cypraea brevidentata deceptor
Deceptive Short-Toothed Cowrie
Range: Torres Straight
Cypraea brevidentata fluctuans
Fluctuating Short-Toothed Cowrie
Range: Queensland, New Guinea
Cypraea broderipii
Broderip's Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea broderipii somalica
Broderip's Cowrie
Range: Somalia
Cypraea camelopardalis
Giraffe Cowrie
Range: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Cypraea capensis
Cape of Good Hope Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Natal, South Africa
Cypraea capensis elizabethensis
Cape of Good Hope Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Natal, South Africa
Cypraea capensis gonubiensis
Cape of Good Hope Cowrie
Range: Jeffrey's Bay to Natal, South Africa
Cypraea capricornica
Capricorn Islands Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea caputdraconis
Dragon's-head Cowrie
Range: Easter Island, Sala y. Gomez
Cypraea caputdraconis poppei
Dragon's-head Cowrie
Range: Sala y. Gomez
Cypraea caputserpentis
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea caputserpentis argentata
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea caputserpentis caputanguis
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea caputserpentis caputophidii
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: Marquesas to Hawaii
Cypraea caputserpentis kenyonae
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: South Africa, Southwestern Australia
Serpent's-head Cowrie
Range: Indonesia
Cypraea carneola
Carnelian Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia
Cypraea carneola crassa
Carnelian Cowrie
Range: Red Sea, Oman, Somalia
Cypraea carneola propinqua
Carnelian Cowrie
Range: Hawaii, Polynesia, Melanesia, Australia
Cypraea castanea
Chestnut-Colored Cowrie, Cypraea verhoefi
Range: East London to False Bay, South Africa
Chestnut-Colored Cowrie
Range: False Bay area, South Africa
Cypraea catholicorum
Catholic Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea caurica
Caurica Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea caurica blaesa
Lisping Caurica Cowrie
Range: West Australia
Cypraea caurica dracaena
Dragon Caurica Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean, India to Thailand
Cypraea caurica dracaena corrosa
Dragon Caurica Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean, India to Thailand
Cypraea caurica elongata
Elongate Caurica Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Mauritius
Cypraea caurica longior
Caurica Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea caurica nabeqensis
Caurica Cowrie
Range: Red Sea
Cypraea caurica quinquefasciata
Five-Banded Caurica Cowrie
Range: Red Sea, Northwestern Indian Ocean, Mediterranean
Cypraea caurica samoensis
Caurica Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea cernica
Cernica Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea cernica leforti
Lefort's Cowrie
Range: Easter Island
Cypraea cernica viridicolor
Cernica Cowrie
Range: Arafura Sea to West Australia
Cypraea cervinetta
Panamanian Deer Cowrie, Little Deer Cowrie
Range: Eastern Pacific
Cypraea cervus
Atlantic Deer Cowrie
Range: Florida, Bahamas, eastern Mexico
Atlantic Deer Cowrie
Range: Florida, Bahamas, eastern Mexico
Cypraea chiapponii
Chiapponi's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea childreni
Children's Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific except East Africa
Cypraea chinensis
Chinese Cowrie
Range: Andaman Sea to Japan
Cypraea chinensis amiges
Clear Chinese Cowrie
Range: Central Pacific to Australia
Cypraea chinensis somaliana
Somalian Chinese Cowrie
Range: Eastern Somalia, Sri Lanka
Cypraea chinensis variolaria
Measled Chinese Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea chinensis violacea
Violet Chinese Cowrie
Range: East Africa, Natal
Cypraea chinensis violacea tortirostris
Chinese Cowrie
Range: Southeast Africa
Cypraea cicercula
Chick-pea Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea cicercula lienardi
Lienard's Chick-pea Cowrie
Range: ISouthwestern Pacific
Cypraea cinerea
Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie
Range: Western Atlantic
Cypraea cinerea brasilensis
Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie
Range: Western Atlantic
Cypraea citrina
Citrine Cowrie
Range: South Africa
Cypraea citrina dauphinensis
Citrine Cowrie
Range: South Africa
Cypraea clandestina
Clandestine Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean to Pacific
Cypraea clandestina candida
White Clandestine Cowrie
Cypraea clandestina moniliaris
Clandestine Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea clandestina passerina
Little Sparrow Cowrie
Range: East Africa, Natal
Cypraea cohenae
Cohen's Cowrie
Range: Jeffreysbay area, South Africa
Notable: It is argued that Cypraea cohenae is not a true species at all, but rather a hybrid between Cypraea edentula or Cypraea mikeharti and Cypraea fuscodentata.
Cypraea colligata
Range: Jeffreysbay area, South Africa
Cypraea coloba
Stunted Cowrie
Range: Maldives to Andaman Islands
Cypraea coloba greegori
Stunted Cowrie
Range: Andaman Islands
Cypraea comptonii
Compton's Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea comptonii mayi
May's Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea comptonii mayi casta
Chaste Compton's Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea comptonii mayi wilkinsi
Compton's Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea comptonii trenberthae
Compton's Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea connelli
Connell's Cowrie
Range: Transkei to Natal, South Africa
Cypraea connelli peelae
Connell's Cowrie
Range: Transkei to Natal, South Africa
Cypraea contaminata
Contaminated Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea contaminata distans
Contaminated Cowrie
Range: Southeast Africa
Contaminated Cowrie
Cypraea controversa
Controversial Cowrie
Range: Hawaii, Midway, Polynesia, Easter Island
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea isabella
Cypraea controversa atriceps
Controversial Cowrie
Range: Polynesia and Hawaii
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea isabella
Cypraea coronata
Crowned Cowrie
Range: Western Cape to False Bay, South Africa
Cypraea coronata debruini
Debruin's Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis, South Africa
Cypraea coronata gabriellii
Gabrielli's Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis, South Africa
Cypraea coronata gloriosa
Crowned Cowrie
Range: False Bay to Hermanus, South Africa
Cypraea coronata immaculata
Crowned Cowrie
Range: Atlantic, South Africa
Cypraea coxeni
Coxen's Cowrie
Range: Solomon Islands
Cypraea coxeni hesperina
Western Coxen's Cowrie
Range: New Guinea, New Britain, Northern Solomons
Cypraea cribraria
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean to Pacific
Cypraea cribraria abaliena
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Zanzibar
Cypraea cribraria australiensis
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea cribraria comma
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea cribraria ganteri
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Sri Lanka
Cypraea cribraria gaspardi
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Kwajalein, Micronesian atolls
Cypraea cribraria melwardi
Ward's Cowrie
Range: Queensland
Cypraea cribraria orientalis
Oriental Sieve Cowrie
Cypraea cribraria zadela
Sieve Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Melanesia to Japan
Cypraea cruickshanki
Cruikshank's Cowrie
Range: Durban, South Africa
Cypraea cumingii
Cuming's Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea cumingii astaryi
Astary's Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Polynesia
Cypraea cumingii astaryi lefaiti
Astary's Cowrie
Range: Marquesas
Cypraea cumingii cleopatra
Cuming's Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea cumingii compta
Cuming's Cowrie
Range: Tuamotus
Cypraea cylindrica
Cylindrical Cowrie
Range: Malaysia to Japan
Cypraea cylindrica lenella
Cylindrical Cowrie
Range: Queensland, New Caledonia
Melanistic Cylindrical Cowrie
Range: Malaysia to Japan
Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana
Sowerby's Cylindrical Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Australia, Melanesia
Cypraea dayritiana
Dayrit's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea decipiens
Deceptive Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Australia
Cypraea decipiens suprasinum
Deceptive Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Australia
Cypraea declivis
Sloping Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea deforgesi
Cypraea depressa
Depressed Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea depressa dispersa
Depressed Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea diauges
Translucent Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea dillwyni
Dillwyn's Cowrie
Range: Central Pacific
Cypraea diluculum
Daybreak Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea diluculum magnifica
Daybreak Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea diluculum virginalis
Unblemished Daybreak Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea eburnea
Pure White Cowrie
Range: East Australia to Fiji
Cypraea edentula
Toothless Cape Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis to Ciskei Coast, South Africa
Cypraea edentula astonensis
Toothless Cape Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis to Ciskei Coast, South Africa
Cypraea edentula nahoonensis
Toothless Cape Cowrie
Range: Ciskei Coast to Northern Transkei, South Africa
Cypraea eglantina
Dog-Rose Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean
Dog-Rose Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean
Dog-Rose Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean
Cypraea eglantina perconfusa
Dog-Rose Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean
Cypraea eludens
Notable: Sometimes considered a subspecies of Cypraea perlae
Cypraea eludens delicatura
Cypraea englerti
Father Englert's Cowrie
Range: Easter Island, Sala y Gomez
Cypraea erosa
Gnawed Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean
Cypraea erosa chlorizans
Gnawed Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Melanesia
Cypraea erosa chlorizans lactescens
Gnawed Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea erosa chlorizans purissima
Gnawed Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea erosa similis
Gnawed Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea errones
Mistaken Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea errones azurea
Blue Mistaken Cowrie
Range: Broome, Western Australia
Cypraea errones bimaculata
Mistaken Cowrie
Range: India to Andaman Sea
Cypraea errones caerulescens
Mistaken Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea errones coxi
Mistaken Cowrie
Range: Australia
Cypraea errones nimiserrans
Mistaken Cowrie
Range: Indo Pacific
Cypraea erythraeensis
Eritrean Cowrie
Range: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Zanzibar
Cypraea esontropia
Keeled Cowrie
Range: Mascarenes
Cypraea esontropia cribellum
Fine-Sieve Esontropia Cowrie
Range: Mascarenes to Eastern Madagascar
Cypraea esontropia francescoi
Fine-Sieve Esontropia Cowrie
Range: Madagascar
Cypraea exmouthensis
Exmouth Gulf Sieve Cowrie
Range: Exmouth Bay to Shark Bay, Australia
Cypraea exmouthensis abrolhensis
Exmouth Gulf Sieve Cowrie
Range: Abrolhos Islands and Kalbarri, Australia
Cypraea exmouthensis magnifica
Exmouth Gulf Sieve Cowrie
Range: Near Broome, Australia
Cypraea exmouthensis rottnestensis
Exmouth Gulf Sieve Cowrie
Range: Southern extent of Exmouth Bay to Shark Bay, Australia
Cypraea exusta
Exusta Cowrie
Range: Red Sea, Aden, Somalia
Cypraea fallax
Fallacious Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea felina
Cat Cowrie
Range: East and South Africa
Cypraea felina fabula
Cat Cowrie
Range: Persian Gulf, Oman, Somalia
Cypraea felina pallidaeformis
Cat Cowrie
Range: East and South Africa
Cypraea fernandoi
Fernando's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea fimbriata
Fringed Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis
South African Fringed Cowrie
Range: East and South Africa
Cypraea fimbriata marquesana
Marquesan Fringed Cowrie
Range: Marquesas
Cypraea fimbriata quasigracilis
Fringed Cowrie
Range: Zanzibar and Pemba Islands
Cypraea fimbriata unifasciata
One-Banded Fringed Cowrie
Range: Polynesia to Hawaii
Cypraea friendii
Friend's Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea friendii insulata
Friend's Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea friendii vercoi
Friend's Cowrie
Range: Great Australian Bight
Cypraea friendii vercoi candida
Range: Great Australian Bight
Cypraea friendii vercoi contraria
Friend's Cowrie
Range: Great Australian Bight
Cypraea fultoni
Fulton's Cowrie
Range: South Africa
Notable: Fulton's cowrie, which is characterized by a glossy shell showing a distinct, intriguing and high variable pattern, was until 1987 considered extraordinarily rare and known only from a small number of specimens recovered from the stomachs of deep-ocean-dwelling fishes (ex pisce). Since then Russian trawlers, working the coasts of Mozambique and South Africa, recovered Cypraea fultoni in their deep water catch, and some specimens have been taken by divers in relatively shallow waters along South Africa. Although recent finds of several populations of Cypraea fultoni mean its rarity is not as lofty as before, it is still considered a prize find and important collectors piece. The Cypraea fultoni amorimi subspecies is known primarily from Mozambique, while its massieri form is distinguished by a more inflated shape and typified by a less glossy, often granular dorsal surface.
Cypraea fultoni amorimi
Fulton's Cowrie
Range: Mozambique
Cypraea fultoni amorimi massieri
Fulton's Cowrie
Range: Mozambique
Cypraea fuscodentata
Dark-toothed Cowrie
Range: Cape Agulhas to Jeffreysbay, South Africa
Cypraea fuscodentata grohorum
Dark-toothed Cowrie
Range: Port Elizabeth to Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Cypraea fuscodentata sphaerica
Dark-toothed Cowrie
Range: Cape St. Francis area, South Africa
Cypraea fuscorubra
Reddish Brown Cowrie
Range: Table Bay to Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Cypraea fuscorubra gonwanalandensis
Reddish Brown Cowrie
Range: Eastern portion of Table Bay to Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Cypraea gangranosa
Gangrenous Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea gangranosa reentsii
Reents' Cowrie
Range: Somalia, Red Sea to Maldives
Cypraea garciai
Range: Easter Island
Cypraea gaskoinii
Gaskoin's Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea geographica
Map Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean
Cypraea geographica rewa
Map Cowrie
Range: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
Cypraea gilvella
Dirty-Yellow Cowrie
Range: Central Pacific
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea isabella
Cypraea globulus
Globular Cowrie
Range: Maldives to Pacific
Cypraea globulus brevirostris
Short-Beaked Globular Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Mascarenes
Cypraea globulus sphaeridium
Globular Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea goodallii
Goodall's Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea goodallii fuscomaculata
Dark-Blotched Goodall's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia to Western Central Pacific
Cypraea gracilis
Graceful Cowrie
Range: Central Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea gracilis japonica
Graceful Cowrie
Range: Japan
Cypraea gracilis macula
Blotched Graceful Cowrie
Range: Eastern Australia
Cypraea gracilis macula hilda
Blotched Graceful Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea gracilis notata
Marked Graceful Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea gracilis notata jamila
Marked Graceful Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea granulata
Granulated Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea granulata cassiaui
Cassiau's Cowrie
Range: Marquesas
Cypraea guttata
Great Spotted Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Melanesia and Queensland
Cypraea guttata azumai
Great Spotted Cowrie
Range: Japan, China Sea
Cypraea guttata surinensis
Great Spotted Cowrie
Range: Thailand to Maldives
Great Spotted Cowrie
Range: Bay of Bengal
Cypraea hammondae
Hammond's Cowrie
Range: East Australia
Cypraea hammondae dampierensis
Hammond's Cowrie
Range: Western Australia to Arafua Sea
Cypraea hammondae raysummersi
Summer's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea hartsmithi
Hart-Smith's Cowrie
Range: Bass Strait to Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cypraea helvola
Honey Cowrie
Range: Maldives, Indonesia to Central Pacific
Cypraea helvola argella
Small Silvery Honey Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Durban
Cypraea helvola callista
Astral Honey Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea helvola citrinicolor
Honey Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis
Honey Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea helvola meridionalis
Southern Honey Cowrie
Range: South to East Africa
Cypraea hesitata
Undecided Cowrie, Hesitant Cowrie
Range: Bass Strait, NSW, Australia
Cypraea hesitata beddomei
Beddome's Cowrie
Range: Newcastle to Moreton Bay, Australia
Cypraea hesitata howelli
Albino Undecided Cowrie
Range: Bass Strait, NSW, Australia
Cypraea hirasei
Hirase's Cowrie
Range: Japan to Philippines, Queensland
Cypraea hirasei queenslandica
Hirase's Cowrie
Range: Southeastern portion of range
Cypraea hirundo
Swallow Cowrie
Range: Aden to Andaman Sea
Cypraea hirundo francisca
Francisca's Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Seychelles
Cypraea hirundo neglecta
Neglected Hirundo Cowrie
Range: Philippines, Malaysia
Cypraea hirundo rouxi
Roux's Cowrie
Range: Australia and Melanesia
Cypraea hirundo rouxi korolevu
Roux's Cowrie
Range: Western Polynesia
Cypraea histrio
Minstrel Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean
Cypraea histrio westralis
Minstrel Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea humphreysi
Humphrey's Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific
Cypraea hungerfordi
Hungerford's Cowrie
Range: Japan, China Sea, Philippines
Cypraea hungerfordi bealsi
Hungerford's Cowrie
Range: Philippines and Indonesia
Cypraea hungerfordi coucomi
Coucom's Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea immelmani
Range: Southern Transkei, South Africa
Cypraea interrupta
Interrupted Cowrie
Range: Sri Lanka to Philippines, Japan
Cypraea irrorata
Dew-drop Cowrie
Range: Central Pacific
Cypraea isabella
Dirty-Yellow Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea isabella rumphii
Dirty-Yellow Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea isabellamexicana
Mexican Isabella Cowrie
Range: Pacific Central America
Cypraea iutsui
Iu-tsu's Cowrie
Range: Namaqualand to Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Cypraea iutsui atlantica
Iu-tsu's Cowrie
Range: West Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cypraea iutsui levissima
Iu-tsu's Cowrie
Range: South Namibia
Iu-tsu's Cowrie
Range: Namaqualand to Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Cypraea jeaniana
Jean's Cowrie
Range: West Australia, Shark Bay to Montebello Island
Cypraea jeaniana aurata
Golden Jeaniana Cowrie
Range: Northwest Australia
Range: Northwest Australia
Range: West Australia
Cypraea jeaniana sherylae
Sheryl's Cowrie
Range: West Australia, Shark Bay
Cypraea jeaniana thalamega
Jean's Cowrie
Range: West Australia, Shark Bay to Montebello Island
Cypraea johnsonorum
Humphrey's Cowrie
Range: Kwajalein Atoll
Notable: Formerly considered a form of Cypraea humphreysii: "coccinella"
Cypraea joycae
Joyce's Cowrie
Range: Taiwan
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea porteri.
Cypraea katsuae
Katsu's Cowrie
Range: Japan, Philippines
Cypraea katsuae guidoi
Katsu's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia to Western Polynesia
Cypraea ketyana
Kety's Cowrie
Range: Northwest Australia
Cypraea ketyana bataviensis
Kety's Cowrie
Range: Northwest Australia
Cypraea ketyana hypermarginata
Kety's Cowrie
Range: Bernier Island area, Northwest Australia
Cypraea ketyana lutea
Kety's Cowrie
Range: Dirk Hartog Island area, Northwest Australia
Cypraea ketyana superba
Kety's Cowrie
Range: Gnaraloo area, Northwestern Australia
Cypraea kieneri
Kiener's Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea kieneri depriesteri
de Priester's Cowrie
Range: Pacific to Andaman Sea
Cypraea kuroharai
Kurohara's Cowrie
Range: China Sea
Cypraea labrolineata
Lined-lip Cowrie
Syn: flaveola (Linne 1758)
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea labrolineata helenae
Lined-lip Cowrie
Syn: flaveola (Linne 1758)
Range: New Guinea
Cypraea labrolineata nashi
Lined-lip Cowrie
Range: East Australia
Cypraea lamarckii
Lamarck's Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean
Cypraea lamarckii fainzilberi
Lamarck's Cowrie
Range: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Cypraea lamarckii redimita
Lamarck's Cowrie
Syn: hypercallosa
Range: Indian Ocean
Phuket Lamarck's Cowrie
Syn: hypercallosa
Range: Thailand
Cypraea lamarckii sharoni
Lamarck's Cowrie
Range: Indo-West Pacific
Cypraea langfordi
Langford's Cowrie
Range: Japan, Philippines
Cypraea langfordi cavatoensis
Range: New Caledonia, Vanautu and Tonga
Cypraea langfordi moretonensis
Cape Moreton Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia, New Caledonia
Cypraea latior
Broad Teres Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea lentiginosa
Freckled Cowrie
Range: India to Andaman Sea
Cypraea lentiginosa buhariensis
Freckled Cowrie
Range: Pakistan
Cypraea lentiginosa dancalica
Danakil Coast Freckled Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Persian Gulf
Cypraea leucodon
White-toothed Cowrie
Range: Philippines to New Guinea
Cypraea leucodon tenuidon
White-toothed Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Indian Ocean to Indonesia
Cypraea leviathan
Monster Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea leviathan titan
Titanic Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Central Pacific
Cypraea leviathan titan bouteti
Boutet's Leviathan Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea limacina
Slug-Like Cowrie
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean to Polynesia
Cypraea limacina clarissa
Clarissa's Cowrie
Range: South to East Africa
Cypraea limacina facifer
Handsome Limacina Cowrie
Range: Australia, Southern Polynesia
Cypraea limacina interstincta
Patched Limacina Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Mascarenes
Limacina Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Mascarenes
Cypraea lisetae
Lisete's Cowrie
Range: Southeast Africa, Taiwan to Philippines, Melanesia
Cypraea lisetae maricola
Lisete's Cowrie
Range: Philippines, Western Pacific
Cypraea listeri
Lister's Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean, Western Pacific
Cypraea listeri melvilli
Lister's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea listeri pauciguttata
Lister's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea luchuana
Ryu-Kyu Islands Cowrie
Range: Ryukyu islands
Cypraea lurida
Lurid Cowrie, Fallow Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean
Cypraea lurida oceanica
Lurid Cowrie, Fallow Cowrie
Range: Ascension and St. Helena Islands
Cypraea lurida pulchroides
Lurid Cowrie, Fallow Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea lurida pulchroides minima
Lurid Cowrie, Fallow Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean
Cypraea lutea
Yellow Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific
Cypraea lutea bizonata
Yellow Cowrie
Range: Western Australia and Arafura Sea
Cypraea lynx
Lynx Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea lynx vanelli
Lynx Cowrie
Cypraea lynx williamsi
Lynx Cowrie
Range: Northeast Africa, Red Sea
Cypraea macandrewi
MacAndrew's Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Oman
Cypraea maculifera
Reticulated Cowrie, Blotched Cowrie
Range: Hawaii, Micronesia, Fiji and Tonga
Cypraea maculifera martybealsi
Reticulated Cowrie, Blotched Cowrie
Range: Marquesas Islands
Cypraea maculifera scindata
Reticulated Cowrie, Blotched Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea mappa
Map Cowrie
Range: Philippines, Indonesia and China Sea
Cypraea mappa admirabilis
Map Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea mappa aliwalensis
Map Cowrie
Range: South Africa
Cypraea mappa panerythra
Map Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Notable: A form of Cypraea mappa mappa characterized by a red cast.
Cypraea mappa rosea
Map Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Indian Ocean
Cypraea mappa viridis
Map Cowrie
Range: New Caledonia to Polynesia
Cypraea mappa viridis eluceta
Map Cowrie
Range: Kwajalein
Cypraea mappa viridis montrouzieri
Map Cowrie
Range: New Caledonia
Cypraea margarita
Pearl Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea margarita africana
Pearl Cowrie
Range: Southeast Africa
Cypraea margarita tuamotensis
Pearl Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea marginalis
Margin Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Natal
Cypraea marginalis melocellata
Margin Cowrie
Range: East Africa to South Africa and Somalia
Cypraea marginalis pseudocellata
Margin Cowrie
Range: Northern Somalia to Oman
Cypraea marginata
Broad-margined Cowrie
Range: Western and southern Australia
Cypraea marginata albayensis
Broad-margined Cowrie
Range: Western Australia, Albany to Esperance
Cypraea marginata albayensis nimbosa
Broad-margined Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea marginata consueta
Broad-margined Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea mariae
Marie's Cowrie
Range: Pacific, Maldives, Tanzania, Mauritius
Cypraea mariae suluensis
Marie's Cowrie
Range: West Pacific
Cypraea mariellae
Mariella's Cowrie
Range: Northwest Australia
Cypraea martini
Martin's Cowrie
Range: Western to Central Pacific
Cypraea martini superstes
Martin's Cowrie
Range: Western to Central Pacific
Cypraea mauiensis
Maui Chick-pea Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea mauiensis wattsi
Maui Chick-pea Cowrie
Range: Northern Maui
Cypraea mauritiana
Mauritius Island Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Mauritius Island Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea microdon
Tiny-Toothed Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea midwayensis
Midway Island Cowrie
Range: China Sea
Cypraea mikeharti
Mike Hart's Cowrie
Range: Cape Point to Hermanus, South Africa
Cypraea miliaris
Millet Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and northwestern Australia
Cypraea miliaris differens
Millet Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and northwestern Australia
Millet Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea miliaris inocellata
Millet Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific and northwestern Australia
Cypraea minoridens
Small-toothed Cowrie
Range: Western Indo-Pacific
Cypraea minoridens blandita
Small-toothed Cowrie
Range: Eastern Indo-Pacific
Cypraea moneta
Money Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea moneta barthelemyi
Money Cowrie
Range: Pacific
Cypraea moneta icterina
Money Cowrie
Range: Eastern Africa
Cypraea moneta rhomboides
Money Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Money Cowrie
Range: Java
Cypraea mus
Mouse Cowrie
Range: Atlantic coast of Columbia and Venezuela
Notable: The typical mus from shallow habitats of Venezuela is characterized by the columnellar teeth fading midways, and the short labral teeth. (Lorenz, NLC, 2002)
Cypraea mus bicornis
Mouse Cowrie
Range: Paraguana Peninsula, Columbia and Venezuela
Notable: The heavy-shelled, mostly tuberculate bicornis has a dentition similar to that of typical mus. It is found in somewhat deeper water offshore the Paraguana Peninsula. The shell's interior is purplish, the dorsum is usually paler brown instead of greenish. (Lorenz, NLC, 2002)
Cypraea mus donmoorei
Mouse Cowrie
Range: Colombia
Notable: This taxon is found along the coast of Columbia. It inhabits medium depth of 40-80m and is spongivorous. The main differences to bicornis are the distinct and long columnellar dentition, and orange basal blotch, longer labral teeth, and the white instead of purplish interior. (Lorenz, NLC, 2002)
Cypraea mus tristensis
Mouse Cowrie
Range: Venezuela
Notable: Typified by a pyriform, inflated shell and distinct, coarse columnellar teeth, with pronounced spoonlike anterior flanges and no basal blotch. Among the mus forms this may be the one about which there is the greatest controversy.
Cypraea musumea
Musumea Cowrie
Range: Japan to Melanesia
Cypraea nebrites
Fawn Cowrie
Range: Northwestern Indian Ocean
Cypraea nigropunctata
Black-spotted Cowrie
Range: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and Peru
Cypraea nivosa
Cloudy Cowrie, Snowy Cowrie
Range: Burma to Thailand
Cypraea nucleus
Nucleus Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea nucleus gemmosa
Nucleus Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis
Madagascar Nucleus Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea nymphae
Nymph's Cowrie
Range: Chagos Archipelago
Cypraea obvelata
Bulging Cowrie
Range: French Polynesia
Cypraea obvelata nubilis
Bulging Cowrie
Range: French Polynesia
Cypraea obvelata perrieri
Ringless Bulging Cowrie
Range: French Polynesia
Cypraea occidentalis
Western Notocypraea
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea ocellata
Ocellate Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean to Melanesia
Cypraea omii
Range: Japan
Cypraea onyx
Onyx Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Central Pacific
Cypraea orientalis
Raybaudi's Cowrie
Range: South Australia, Port Lincoln to St. Vincent Gulf
Cypraea oryzaeformis
Ricegrain Cowrie
Range: Tuamotu Islands
Cypraea ostergaardi
Ostergaard's Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea ovum
Egg Cowrie
Range: China Sea to Northwestern Australia
Cypraea ovum chrysostoma
Golden-Bellied Egg Cowrie
Range: Solomon Islands to Queensland, Australia
Cypraea ovum palauensis
Micronesian Egg Cowrie
Range: Micronesia
Cypraea owenii
Owen's Cowrie
Range: Mascarenes
Cypraea owenii vasta
Owen's Cowrie
Range: Southeast Africa and Madagascar
Cypraea pallida
Pale Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean to Philippines
Cypraea pallida insulicola
Pale Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean to Philippines
Cypraea pallidula
Pale Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Western Pacific except Australia
Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie
Range: Australia to New Caledonia
Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros simulans
Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie
Range: Australia to New Caledonia
Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros vivia
Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie
Range: Fiji and Samoa
Cypraea pantherina
Panther Cowrie
Range: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Cypraea pellisserpentis
Snake-Skin Cowrie
Range: Madagascar
Cypraea pellucens
Translucent Tapering Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea teres
Cypraea pellucens panamensis
Tapering Cowrie
Range: Panama, Galapagos
Cypraea perlae
Elusive Cowrie
Range: Northwest Australia
Cypraea petitiana
Petit's Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Notable: Formerly considered a subspecies of Cypraea pyrum
Cypraea picta
Ornate Cowrie, Painted Cowrie
Range: Cape Verde Islands and bulge of Africa
Cypraea piperita
Peppered Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea piperita bicolor
Peppered Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea piperita dissecta
Peppered Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea poraria
Porous Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea poraria scarabeus
Porous Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea porteri
Porter's Cowrie
Range: Philippines, Taiwan, Queensland
Cypraea porteri nigromaculata
Porter's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea pulchella
Beautiful Cowrie
Range: Thailand, China Sea to Melanesia
Cypraea pulchella aliguayensis
Beautiful Cowrie
Range: Mindanao, Philippines
Cypraea pulchella novaebritanniae
Beautiful Cowrie
Range: New Guinea to Philippines
Cypraea pulchella pericales
Beautiful Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean
Cypraea pulchra
Lovely Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Persian Gulf
Cypraea pulchra sinaiensis
Lovely Cowrie
Range: Northern Red Sea
Cypraea pulicaria
Flea-bitten Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea pulicaria euclia
Flea-bitten Cowrie
Range: Great Australian Bight
Cypraea punctata
Dotted Cowrie
Range: Melanesia, Western Pacific, Northeastern Indian Ocean to Somalia
Cypraea punctata atomaria
Dotted Cowrie
Range: Melanesia, Western Pacific, Northeastern Indian Ocean to Somalia
Cypraea punctata berinii
Berini's Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Persian Gulf
Cypraea punctata trizonata
Three-Zoned Punctate Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea pyriformis
Pear-shaped Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific to Indian Ocean
Cypraea pyriformis smithi
Pear-shaped Cowrie
Range: Australia
Cypraea pyrum
Pear Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean and West Africa
Cypraea pyrum angolensis
Angolan Pear Cowrie
Range: Gabon, Angola
Cypraea pyrum senegalensis
Senegalese Pear Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific to northwestern Australia
Four-spotted Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea quadrimaculata thielei
Four-spotted Cowrie
Range: Australia
Cypraea rabaulensis
Rabaul Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Melanesia
Cypraea rashleighana
Rashleigh's Cowrie
Range: Hawaiian and Clipperton Islands
Cypraea rashleighana pseudoteres
False Teres Cowrie
Range: New Caledonia
Cypraea reevei
Reeve's Cowrie
Range: Northwest to South Australia
Cypraea robertsi
Robert's Cowrie
Range: Eastern Pacific
Cypraea rosselli
Rossell's Cowrie
Range: Abrolhos Islands to Augusta, Western Australia
Cypraea rosselli latistoma
Rossell's Cowrie
Range: Albany to Esperance, Western Australia
Cypraea rosselli satiata
Rossell's Cowrie
Range: Western Australia, Shark Bay
Cypraea rosselli satiata edingeri
Rossell's Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Notable: A golden form of Cypraea rosselli satiata
Cypraea sakuraii
Sakurai's Cowrie
Range: China Sea, Philippines
Cypraea sanguinolenta
Blood-red Cowrie
Range: Senegal, Gambia
Cypraea saulae
Saul's Cowrie
Range: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines
Cypraea saulae nugata
Saul's Cowrie
Syn: crakei (Cate 1968)
Range: Australia
Cypraea schilderorum
Schilder's Cowrie
Range: Northern and Central Pacific
Cypraea scurra
Jester Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea scurra indica
Indian Jester Cowrie
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Pacific
Cypraea scurra indica retifera
Retifera form of Indian Jester Cowrie
Cypraea scurra indica vono
Jester Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea scurra mundula
Jester Cowrie
Syn: vono
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea semiplota
Half-Extending Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea semiplota annae
Half-Extending Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea serrulifera
Serrated Cowrie
Range: French Polynesia
Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie
Range: California
Cypraea spurca
Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
Range: Mediterranean and Atlantic
Cypraea spurca verdensium
Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
Range: Atlantic
Cypraea staphylaea
Grape Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Western Pacific
Cypraea staphylaea consobrina
Grape Cowrie
Range: Melanesia to Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea staphylaea consobrina descripta
Grape Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea staphylaea laevigata
Smooth Grape Cowrie
Range: Western Indian Ocean
Cypraea staphylaea nolani
Nolan's Cowrie
Range: Natal to Transkei
Cypraea stercoraria
Rat Droppings Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Rat Droppings Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Rat Droppings Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea stolida
Stolid Cowrie
Range: Central and Western Pacific
Cypraea stolida brianoi
Rusty Stolid Cowrie
Range: Southern Madagascar
Cypraea stolida clavicola
Stolid Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea stolida crossei
Cross's Stolid Cowrie
Range: Australia, Melanesia
Cypraea stolida kwajaleinensis
Kwajalein Atoll Stolid Cowrie
Range: Marshall Islands
Cypraea stolida rubiginosa
Rusty Stolid Cowrie
Range: Northeastern Indian Ocean
Cypraea subteres
Subteres Cowrie
Range: Tuomotus
Cypraea subteres violacincta
Subteres Cowrie
Range: Tahiti
Cypraea subviridis
Greenish Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea subviridis anceyi
Greenish Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea subviridis dorsalis
Dorsal-Blotched Greenish Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea subviridis vaticina
Greenish Cowrie
Range: East Australia
Cypraea succincta
Exposed Cowrie
Range: Northern Indian Ocean
Cypraea succincta adusta
Tanned Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea succincta melanesiae
Melanesian Exposed Cowrie
Range: Malaysia to Melanesia
Cypraea succincta persica
Exposed Cowrie
Range: Persian Gulf
Cypraea sulcidentata
Groove-toothed Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea summersi
Summer's Cowrie
Range: Fiji, Tonga
Cypraea surinamensis
Surinam Cowrie
Range: Brazil, Caribbean, Florida
Cypraea taitae
Tait's Cowrie
Range: Melanesia, West Polynesia
Cypraea talpa
Mole Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea talpa saturata
Dark Mole Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea teramachii
Teremachi's Cowrie
Range: Japan and Taiwan
Cypraea teramachii neocaledonica
Teremachi's Cowrie
Range: New Caledonia
Cypraea teramachii polyphemus
Teremachi's Cowrie
Range: Philippines
Cypraea teres
Tapering Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Philippines, central Pacific
Cypraea teres alveolus
Tapering Cowrie
Range: East Africa to Philippines, central Pacific
Cypraea teres janae
Tapering Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea tessellata
Checkered Cowrie
Range: Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines
Cypraea tessellata lani
Checkered Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea testudinaria
Turtle Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea teulerei
Teulere's Cowrie
Range: Red Sea to Gulf of Oman
Cypraea thersites
Humpbacked Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea thersites contraria
Humpbacked Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea thersites eburnea
Humpbacked Cowrie
Range: Southern Australia
Cypraea thomasi
Thomas's Cowrie
Range: Marquesas
Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea tigris lyncichroa
Tahitian Tiger Cowrie
Range: Tahiti
Tiger Cowrie
Range: Southeast Asia
Cypraea tigris schilderiana
Hawaiian Tiger Cowrie
Range: Hawaii
Cypraea turdus
Thrush Cowrie
Range: Northern Red Sea
Cypraea turdus nivea
Thrush Cowrie
Range: Red Sea
Cypraea turdus pardalina
Thrush Cowrie
Range: Suez Area
Cypraea turdus winckworthi
Thrush Cowrie
Range: Oman and Persion Gulf
Cypraea ursellus
Little Bear Cowrie
Range: Western Pacific to Eastern Indian Ocean
Cypraea ursellus amoeba
Little Bear Cowrie
Range: Melanesia and Western Polynesia
Cypraea valentia
Lord Valentia's Cowrie
Range: Philippines to Melanesia
Cypraea ventriculus
Ventral Cowrie
Range: Central Pacific
Cypraea ventriculus topee
Ventral Cowrie
Range: Polynesia
Cypraea venusta
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Western to Southwestern Australia
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea venusta episema
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Western Australia, Perth to Augusta
Cypraea venusta episema sorrentensis
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Western Australia, Sorrento Bay
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia, Albany to Great Australian Bight
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata profunda
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata roseoimmaculata
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Southwestern Australia
Cypraea venusta thatcheri
Delightful Cowrie
Range: Western Australia
Cypraea vitellus
Pacific Deer Cowrie
Range: Indo-Pacific
Cypraea vitellus dama
Pacific Deer Cowrie
Range: East Africa
Cypraea vitellus orcina
Pacific Deer Cowrie
Range: Queensland, Australia
Cypraea vitellus polynesiae
Pacific Deer Cowrie
Range: Melanesia to Polynesia
Cypraea vredenburgi
Vredenburg's Cowrie
Range: Java, Bali
Cypraea walkeri
Walker's Cowrie
Range: Indian Ocean to Philippines
Cypraea walkeri continens
Australian Continent Walker's Cowrie
Range: Australia
Cypraea walkeri continens merista
Australian Continent Walker's Cowrie
Range: Soutern Queensland
Cypraea walkeri surabajensis
Javan Walker's Cowrie
Range: Southeast Asia
Cypraea xanthodon
Yellow-toothed Cowrie
Range: East Australia
Cypraea zebra
Zebra Cowrie
Range: Western Atlantic
Cypraea ziczac
Zigzag Cowrie
Range: Eastern Indian Ocean
Cypraea ziczac misella
Zigzag Cowrie
Range: East Africa, Natal
Cypraea ziczac signata
Zigzag Cowrie
Range: Melanesia
Cypraea ziczac vittata
Zigzag Cowrie
Range: Eastern Polynesia
Cypraea zonaria
Zoned Cowrie
Range: West Africa
Cypraea zonaria gambiensis
Zoned Cowrie
Range: West Africa