Dear James,
it seems to be a slightly juvenile bistrinotata mediocis. I think it is a
slightly juvenile specimen so teeth are no stained and color is paler than
fully adult specimen.
Please have a look to the pics posted in  www.cypraea.net  to compare it.

Regards

Pasquale Fazzini


----- Original Message -----
From: James M Cheshire <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:40 AM
Subject: cowrie


> Dear all,
> Ross Mayhew has just placed an image of a cowrie of mine
> on Conch-l images. It belongs to the subgenus Pustularia (Chick-Pea
> Cowries).
> I received it under the name of "Cypraea bistrinotata mediocris", but
> comparing the
> specimen to photographs of true C. b. mediocris, It does not look like
> it. However,
> I cannot figure out what it is. I would be grateful if some of you cowrie
> experts out
> there could take a look at it for me. You can see it here:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/conchlimages/James.html
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
> Note: Though it is somewhat hard to see it in the image, the shell has
> moderately-developed
> pustules on both sides of the dorsum.