Cowrie (redirect from Cowry shell)
Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. The term porcelain derives from the...
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Cypraea tigris (redirect from Tiger cowry)
cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The tiger cowry was one of the many species...
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Nucleolaria granulata (redirect from Granulated cowry)
cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell of this quite uncommon cowry reaches...
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Monetaria caputserpentis (redirect from Serpent's-head cowry)
Monetaria caputserpentis, common name the serpent's-head cowry or snakehead cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
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Mauritia maculifera (redirect from Reticulated cowry)
Mauritia maculifera, common name : the blotched cowry or reticulated cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae...
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widely used worldwide as currency was the shell of Cypraea moneta, the money cowry. This species is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected in...
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Blasicrura pallidula (redirect from Little pallid cowry)
Blasicrura pallidula, common name the little pallid cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the...
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Cypraea pantherina (redirect from Panther cowry)
panther cowry, is a species of large tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The panther cowry is one...
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Erronea errones (redirect from Erroneous cowry)
Erronea errones, the wandering cowry or erroneous cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
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Barycypraea fultoni (redirect from Fulton's cowry)
Fulton's Cowry (or Maltese Cross Cowry) ranks among the most famous and sought-after species of the family Cypraeidae. In the 1980s, a collector bought...
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Macrocypraea cervus (redirect from Atlantic deer cowry)
Macrocypraea cervus, common name the Atlantic deer cowry, is a species of large sea snail, a very large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae...
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Chaupar (section Cowry Shells)
India. The board is made of wool or cloth, with wooden pawns and seven cowry shells to be used to determine each player's move, although others distinguish...
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Talparia talpa (redirect from Mole cowry)
Talparia talpa, common name the mole cowry or chocolate banded cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae...
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Contradusta pulchella (redirect from Pretty cowry)
Contradusta pulchella, common name the pretty cowry or beautiful (little) cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
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Monetaria moneta (redirect from Money cowry)
as shell money before coinage was in common usage. It is a quite small cowry, up to 3 cm (1.2 in), irregular and flattened, with very calloused edges...
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Lyncina lynx (redirect from Lynx cowry)
Lyncina lynx, common name : the lynx cowry or eyed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the...
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The Great Wall Cowry, also known as the Great Wall Voleex V80, is a 5-door, 7-seat MPV made by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. The styling of...
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Zoila thersites (redirect from Humpbacked cowry)
Zoila thersites, the humpbacked cowry or black cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
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Mauritia arabica (redirect from Arabian cowry)
Mauritia arabica, common name the Arabian cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
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Pseudozonaria arabicula (redirect from Little Arabian cowry)
Pseudozonaria arabicula, common name : the little Arabian cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae,...
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Cypraea leucodon (redirect from White-toothed cowry shell)
Cypraea leucodon, common name the white-toothed cowry, is a rare cowry, a species of sea snail, or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the...
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Mauritia mauritiana (redirect from Mauritius cowry)
common names the humpback cowry, chocolate cowry, mourning cowry and Mauritius cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc...
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Staphylaea limacina (redirect from Slug-like cowry)
Staphylaea limacina, common name slug-like cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
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Erronea pallida (redirect from Pale cowry)
Erronea pallida, common name pale cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell...
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Naria miliaris (redirect from Millet cowry)
miliaris, common name the millet cowry or the inocellate cowry or the military cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in...
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Naria poraria (redirect from Purple-based cowry)
Naria poraria, common name the purple-based cowry or porous cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae...
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Purpuradusta minoridens (redirect from Small-toothed cowry)
Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae...
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Austrasiatica langfordi (redirect from Langford's cowry)
Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the...
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Macrocypraea cervinetta (redirect from Little deer cowry)
Macrocypraea cervinetta, the little deer cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
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Bistolida erythraeensis (redirect from Red Sea cowry)
Bistolida erythraeensis, the Red Sea cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These...
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