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Unidentified cowrie
01-17-2018, 07:44 PM,
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Unidentified cowrie
This cowrie was collected from dredged material at Jizan, Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Having trouble identifying it.


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01-17-2018, 09:36 PM,
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RE: Unidentified cowrie
Hello,

It looks like the Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810.

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01-18-2018, 02:07 AM,
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RE: Unidentified cowrie
Thank you David.
I thought it might be Cypraea turdus (Syn. Erosaria turdus) but it does not have many spots.
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01-18-2018, 04:34 PM,
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RE: Unidentified cowrie
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.

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