Hello Emilio

The Cypraea Zebra is normally find around
brazilian waters (São Paulo; Rio Grande do Norte ; Alagoas ; Paraná ; Santa
Catarina ; Rio de Janeiro ; Espirito Santo ; Bahia ; Maranhão ; Pernambuco ;
Ceará) , as  following information :
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Cypraea zebra Linne, 1758  Cypraeidae  Cypraea zebra Linne, 1758
Systema naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1: 719     Type locality: Unknown
Depth: 0-37 m (live 1-9 m)     Size: 133 mm
Range: 35 N-28 S, 93.8-34.9 W
Distribution: NC GA EFL FLK DTFL FGB CAMex QRMex SIHon CR Pan Col FVen
CarVen Sur PCub MCub OCub Jam StCr MBra CBra RGNBra PeBra AlBra BBra
ESBra RJBra SPBra PrnBra SCBra ;
References: Lipka (1974) W; Altena (1975) D; Mello & Perrier (1986) E;
Wagner & Abbott (1990) M
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>Hi HLee,
>
>Yes the sinistral Macrocypraea zebra dissimilis is a neat find and so is
>the sinistral Syphocypraea mus [both ref: Luigi Raybaudi]. The mus find
>destroys the hypothesis that sinistral Cypraea exist only in the
>Southern Hemisphere. Guess "authorities" have to be careful when they
>shoot from the hip. I do not know the exact locality for the zebra, Brazil,
>but where? As the equator cuts thru the country coastline just north of
>Belem near the Amazon delta.
>
>Note: Raybaudi lists the C. zebra as the subspecies
>_Macrocypraea zebra dissimilis_ Schilder, 1924
>
>Later,
>
>Emilio Jorge Power