Can you post a picture ?
I used to be on the beach or in the water most every day. I have
Cowries in forms. Mostly full grown, but some growing.
I was in the south Pacific so it might be in my mind or collection.
Martin
On 7/19/2022 2:32 PM, Andrew Vik wrote:
> I'm going through a batch of beached shells from Australia that I picked up in 1998.
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> I have one Cypraea, 2 Cm long that is solid chestnut brown on top and white on the aperture side.
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> I don't see anything like this in my books.
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> Am I correct that this is an animal that died before the final layers of shell were produced?
>
> Yours, Andrew
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