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Identifying this cowrie shell. :) - SPYRO32 - 04-13-2012
Is this Cypraea leucodon or Cypraea vitellus?
[img width=640 height=480]http://i40.tinypic.com/almgar.jpg[/img]
Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :) - paul monfils - 04-13-2012
Sadly, Cypraea vitellus.
Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :) - SPYRO32 - 04-13-2012
It's okay. Hahahaha.... Besides, I did not bought that shell but I've obtained that shell in a beach (alive).
Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :) - Bart - 04-14-2012
This is a Cypraea vitellus. When you make a photograph of the teeth, you will have absolute certainty. Cypraea leucodon is more bulbous than vitellus and most distinctive are the much coarser teeth...