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Unidentified cowrie - Buddym - 01-17-2018
This cowrie was collected from dredged material at Jizan, Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Having trouble identifying it.
RE: Unidentified cowrie - david touitou - 01-17-2018
Hello,
It looks like the Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810.
Bye
DAVID
RE: Unidentified cowrie - Buddym - 01-18-2018
Thank you David.
I thought it might be Cypraea turdus (Syn. Erosaria turdus) but it does not have many spots.
RE: Unidentified cowrie - david touitou - 01-18-2018
Hello,
This this the only cowrie with that white callous base. Some have a lot of spots, some not. Some ahve an overall clear yellow color and some are truely white.
Bye
DAVID