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| Cypraea tigris Linnaeus 1758, the Tiger Cowry. Too
common as a "curio", this is no doubt the best know Cowry (or at least most
recognized as a sea animal in the group). South Africa, Red Sea, Hawai'i,
Society Islands. To four inches shell length. One off the Gilis, Lombok,
Indonesia, another with a flashlight for size comparison where they "come
the biggest", off of Hawai'i. |
 
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| Erronea onyx (Linnaeus 1758), the Onyx Cowry. To
1.5". Indian Ocean and W. Pacific. This one in N. Sulawesi. |
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| Mauritia maculifera Schilder 1932, the Reticulated
Cowry. Shallow water to fifty feet, in cracks and crevices, usually in
caves. Common throughout its range in the Central Pacific. To 2 1/2". This
one in Hawaii. |
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Egg Cowries, Shuttle Shells, Family
Ovulidae:
| Calpurnus verrucosus Umbilical Egg Cowry. To 35 mm.
Distinctive shaped white shell. Feeds on soft corals. W. Pac. and S.E.
Africa. S. Leyte, P.I. pic. |
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| Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus 1758), the
Flamingo Tongue. Tropical West Atlantic. To about an inch in
length. Found principally on the Gorgonians Gorgonia
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| Cyphoma macgintyi , the Spotted Cyphoma (an
Allied or Egg Cowries, family Ovulidae, Subclass Prosobranchia,
Class Gastropoda...). This delightful small snail discovered at a
LFS in San Diego (Fountain's) on a branch of an imported
Gorgonian (which they feed on) |
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| Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds 1844). Pink
markings at either end of their shells. Mantle appears as red
colored fingerprint... with short, small papillae. Western Pacific;
Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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Ovula ovum. Egg Cowry. To 4" length. Black mantle
with white and gold spots; brilliant white shell underneath. A feeder on
soft corals. To 20 meter depths. Indo-Pacific, East Africa, including the
Red Sea.
At right: N. Queensland, Austr. pic of
two. and one eating a soft coral of the family Alcyoniidae in
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| Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams 1854). Long (to
50 mm.) reddish shell, with middle white band. Mantle has small
brown/black spots, rounded papillae. N. Sulawesi pic feeding on a
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