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Updated 11/29/2012

Family Cypraeidae

EASTERN PACIFIC

Cypraea (Neobernaya) spadicea

UW Island, Anacapa Is., CA, 30 feet

Emerald Bay, Catalina, California, 25 feet

CHESTNUT COWRY

Uncommon in dark holes and under slabs at scuba depths.  Attains 3 inches.  Southern California to Columbia.