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Uncommon under
dead coral or within crevices deeper than 20 feet. Shell thick and
depressed with a rounded base fading to white with short fine teeth, and
a striated callous extends halfway across the dorsum.
Hybridizes with the
Groove-toothed cowry.
Attains 1.8 inches, 45 mm. Okinawa to Fiji, Hawaii, and Pitcairn.
Formerly known as Cypraea schilderorum. |