This species is mainly distributed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean including the Caribbean Sea, and in the waters off South Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and the Bermudas. This species is the largest of the cowries. It is quite similar in shape and colour to Macrocypraea cervinetta, but it is much larger. The maximum recorded shell length is 190 millimetres. Living cowries can mainly be encountered under corals and rocks in shallow waters at a maximum depth of 35 m. They feed on algae.
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Macrocypraea cervus – Beautiful snowflake spotting!
Collect from coral rock bottom, 6~12m. Growth scar on dorsum.
Macrocypraea cervus – Exceptional blurry dorsum!
Collect from coral rock bottom, 6~12m. Minor dorsal defects. Octopus drill on side.
Macrocypraea cervus – Giant! (146.4mm)
By local fisherman, December 2022. Minor stresslines. Lower dorsum slightly rough. The largest cervus in recent times. They don’t get to those extraordinary sizes of 190mm as before and sizes 150mm up are never seen since my starting days of collecting. This is the largest specimen I got and the largest I have seen on the internet since I started internet buying and selling. For me, the largest species of cowrie that is larger than the average of any species is vital and not many cervus nowadays even surpass the largest testudinaria and tigris. This specimen is one of those very rare specimens that when put in your cowrie drawer, will show the glory of the largest living cowries species in the world at 146.4mm, only the world record testudinaria and tigris can surpass this incredible size! Quality is not too bad too for this size, apart from the rough dorsum due to living some of the rotting flesh to sit on the base but I cleaned it up and got it in ok condition.
Macrocypraea cervus – giant! (154.0mm!), >6 inches the most sought-after size! Extremely rare, only from old collection such sizes.
By local fisherman, taken decades ago. Growth lines and a mark on upper dorsum and near aperture. Perfect canal. Incredible size which is larger than even any of the world records for the big 3. Chelycypraea testudinaria maximum size is 153mm and Cypraea tigris schilderiana also maximum size at 153mm. Therefore, this is an important specimen that is definitely will display as the largest known cowrie species at a very rare size surpassing 6 inches.
Macrocypraea cervus – Superb mantle-line! Dark base!
Collect from coral rock bottom, 6~12m. Octopus drill on base. Some scratches on dorsum.
Macrocypraea cervus – Superb mantle-line! Dark base! Superb spotting!
Collect from coral rock bottom, 6~12m. Gem.
Macrocypraea cervus – very beautiful and heavy dwarf!
Collect from coral rock bottom, 6~12m. gem
Macrocypraea cervus -Amazing extra dark dwarf specimen! (80.0mm)
Dive at 5~10m. July 2021. Excellent quality and amazing dark almost black colour.
