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Updated 5/3/2026

Family Cypraeidae

EASTERN PACIFIC

Neobernaya spadicea

UW Island, Anacapa Is., CA, 30 feet

 

Emerald Bay, Catalina, California, 25 feet

CHESTNUT COWRY

Uncommon on and under rocks at any depth.  Attains 3 inches.  Southern California to Columbia.  Formerly known as Cypraea spadicea.