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Updated 4/28/2026

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Ipsa childreni



Kwajalein, 19 mm
(David Lum collection)

 
   

CHILDREN'S COWRY

Rarely found alive within narrow crevices deeper than 30 feet, typically collected empty in sand or rubble.  Attains 1.3 inches, 32 mm.  Mauritius to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Cypraea childreni.