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Identification
07-01-2014, 06:05 PM,
#1
Identification
Kindly identify the shell
Measurements are in cmWink
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07-02-2014, 10:05 AM,
#2
RE: Identification
This appears to be a juvenile ("bulla stage") cowrie, family Cypraeidae.  Too immature to guess the species, though if you know where it was collected a reasonable guess might be possible.
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07-02-2014, 04:47 PM,
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RE: Identification
The cowrie was collected in south of Maldives (Thaa Atoll) in a beach reclamation area.
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