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Created 1/25/2025

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cypraea (Arestorides) argus

Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

  
   
   

EYED or ARGUS COWRY

Uncommon in crevices or under slabs in shallow water.  Attains 4.5 inches.  East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands.