| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825 |
Albugine cowrie | Eastern Pacific | |
| Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Eyed cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 11.5 |
| Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Asellus cowrie | Western Pacific | |
| Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 |
Beck's cowrie | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843 |
Western Central Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Cypraea bouteti Burgess & Arnette, 1981 |
Boutet's cowrie | Pacific Ocean | 9 |
| Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Serpent's head cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 4.5 |
| Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 |
Carnelian cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 9.5 |
| Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 |
Dragon cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 7 |
| Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771 |
Western Central Atlantic | 19 | |
| Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825 |
Children's cowrie | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 |
Gray cowry | Western Central Atlantic | 4.4 |
| Cypraea clandestina Linneaus, 1767 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832 |
Contaminated cowrie | Western Central Pacific | 1.5 |
| Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963 |
Western Central Pacific | 2.5 | |
| Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880 |
Western Indian Ocean | 5.5 | |
| Cypraea declivis Sowerby, 1870 |
Indo-West Pacific | 2.5 | |
| Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 |
Eglantine cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 8.5 |
| Cypraea errones Linneaus, 1758 |
Wandering cowrie | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea globulus Linneaus, 1758 |
Globular cowrie | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea goodalli Sowerby, 1832 |
Central Pacific | 2 | |
| Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 |
Great spotted cowrie | Indo-West Pacific | 7 |
| Cypraea helvola Linneaus, 1758 |
Small silvery honey cowry | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Cypraea hirasei Roberts, 1913 |
Western Central Pacific | 6 | |
| Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 |
Swallow cowrie | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea irrorata Gray, 1828 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 |
Isabelle cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 5.5 |
| Cypraea isabellamexicana Stearns, 1893 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849 |
Yellow-tinted cowry | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea langfordi Kuroda, 1938 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea leviathan (Schilder & Schilder, 1937) |
Monster cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 13 |
| Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791 |
Western Central Pacific | 2.5 | |
| Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 |
Map cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 10 |
| Cypraea maraie Schilder, 1927 |
Western Central Pacific | 2 | |
| Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927 |
Marie's cowrie | Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 |
Humpback cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 13 |
| Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828 |
Tiny-teeth cowry | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea milliaris Gmelin, 1791 |
Milliaris cowrie | Western Pacific | 5 |
| Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 |
Money cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 4.5 |
| Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1810 |
Walled cowrie | Pacific Ocean | 3.5 |
| Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 |
Onyx cowrie | Indo-West Pacific | 5.7 |
| Cypraea ovum Gmelin, 1791 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea pallidula Gaskoin, 1849 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Cypraea porteri Cate, 1966 |
Porter's cowrie | Western Central Pacific | 6 |
| Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823 |
Beautiful cowrie | Western Central Pacific | 4.5 |
| Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | 2 | |
| Cypraea punctata Linneaus, 1771 |
Brown-spotted cowry | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 |
Western Central Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824 |
Western Central Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Cypraea rabaulensis Schilder, 1964 |
Western Central Pacific | 2.5 | |
| Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843 |
Saul's cowrie | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939 |
Schilder's cowrie | Pacific Ocean | 4.5 |
| Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1836 |
Chestnut cowry | Eastern Central Pacific | 7.5 |
| Cypraea stolida Linneaus, 1758 |
Stolid cowrie | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea stollida Linnaeus, 1758 |
Western Central Pacific | 4 | |
| Cypraea testudinaria Linneaus, 1758 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 |
Tiger cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 16 |
| Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791 |
Little bear cowrie | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea valentia Perry, 1811 |
Prince cowrie | Western Central Pacific | |
| Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810 |
Tummy cowrie | Indo-Pacific | 7.5 |
| Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832 |
Walker's cowrie | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, 1832 |
Western Pacific | 3 | |
| Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758 |
Measled cowry | Western Central Atlantic | 13.3 |