Pascal Kobeh / Mole cowry or chocolate banded cowry (Talparia talpa / Cypraea talpa) with its mantle covering it, at night, Sulu Sea, Philippines.
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David Fleetham / Calf cowry (Lyncina vitellus) with several Skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae sp) covering sand in front. Dumaguete, Philippines.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Millet cowrie (Erosaria miliaris) Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau, Kiu Tsui Country Park, Hong Kong, China.
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Franco Banfi / Cowry shell (Cypraea tigris) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines
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Constantinos Petrinos / Carnellian cowrie (Lyncina carneola) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Carnellian cowrie (Lyncina carneola) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Tapering cowrie (Cypraea teres) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Tapering cowrie (Cypraea teres) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Tapering cowrie (Cypraea teres) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Thick-edged cowrie (Cypraea caurica) at night next to Orange Coral Polyps (Tubastrea sp.). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Chris Mattison / Tan and white cowrie (Cribrarula cribraria) shell, showing aperture, on white background.
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Chris Mattison / Tan and white cowrie (Cribrarula cribaria) shell, on white background.