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Family Cypraeidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Cypraea (Lyncina) carneola propinqua
CARNELIAN COWRY
Uncommon under dead coral and in crevices at scuba depths. Cypraea leviathan is a much larger shell from shallow areas with nodules along the margin. Attains nearly 4 inches but usually half that. Scattered records throughout the Indo-Pacific.