All Indonesian Cowries

Cypraea Arabica " Unusual Freak "

2009-03-23T02:07:00.000-07:00

Cypraea ( Mauritia ) Arabica Arabica
Linnaeus 1758

Size : 43 mm

Locality : Thousand Islands, West Java

From Local Fisherman January 2006.

Another common cowry with unusual freak form.

Unique and beautiful.

Cypraea Annulus " Uncommon"

2009-02-26T22:46:00.000-08:00

Cypraea ( Monetaria ) Annulus

Linnaeus 1758

Size : 22 mm

Depth : 15-25 m

Locality : Lampung, South Sumatra

Dredged with oyster September 2007.

Uncommon C.Annulus with contrast dorsum and margin color. Looks similar with others when you look from top, but different on side view. Very Beautiful !!! Only 1 specimen.

Like C. Caputserpentis, C.Annulus is a common cowries found anywhere from South Sumatra to Flores. Most of them caught by dredging at 10 -20 m depth. Some could found at low tide on coral beaches. Beautiful when alive.

Cypraea Caputserpentis " 1 in a million"

2009-02-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

Cypraea ( Monetaria ) Caputserpentis
Linnaeus 1758
Size : 28.5 mm
Depth : 5-10 m
Locality : East Java, Indian Ocean
From local fisherman August 2006.

One of the rarest !!! White porcelain smooth dorsum. Only 1 specimen .

C. Caputserpentis is a common cowries found anywhere from South Sumatra to Flores. Most of them caught by dredging at 10 -20 m depth. Some could found at low tide on coral beaches. Beautiful cowry, always amazed with variation of color and pattern.