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Created 9/26/2022

Family Cypraeidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cypraea (Annepona) mariae



Guam
 
   

MARIA'S COWRY

Rarely found alive within narrow crevices deeper than 30 feet, typically collected empty in sand or rubble.  Attains 0.8 inch.  Philippines to Hawaii and the Society Islands.