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Created 9/28/2022

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cypraea (Ipsa) childreni



Kwajalein, 19mm
 
   

CHILDREN'S COWRY

Rarely found alive within narrow crevices deeper than 30 feet, typically collected empty in sand or rubble.  Attains 1 inch.  Mauritius to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.