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Family Cypraeidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cypraea nucleus

NUCLEUS COWRY

Very rare under rocks at scuba depths in Hawaii, but fairly common elsewhere.  Glossy tan, plump with protruding ends, dorsal groove prominent.  Attains 1 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific.