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Identifying this cowrie shell. :)

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Identifying this cowrie shell. :)
04-13-2012, 04:18 PM,
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Identifying this cowrie shell. :)
Is this Cypraea leucodon or Cypraea vitellus?
[img width=640 height=480]http://i40.tinypic.com/almgar.jpg[/img]
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04-13-2012, 11:17 PM,
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Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :)
Sadly, Cypraea vitellus.
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04-13-2012, 11:39 PM,
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Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :)
It's okay. Hahahaha.... Besides, I did not bought that shell but I've obtained that shell in a beach (alive). Tongue
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04-14-2012, 03:31 AM,
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Re: Identifying this cowrie shell. :)
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...
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