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Created 9/28/2022
Family Cypraeidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Cypraea (Ipsa) childreni
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.