Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie Photos, Cypraea spadicea

Photos of Cypraea spadicea, Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie
Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian, Cypraea spadicea, San Diego, California
Chestnut cowry, Cypraea spadicea, San Diego, California
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha, Santa Cruz Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended, Cypraea spadicea, Laguna Beach, California
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowries, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell, Cypraea spadicea
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