Cowrie photos

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha, Santa Cruz Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00624  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01062  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01035  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 14020  
Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended, Cypraea spadicea, Laguna Beach, California
Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Image ID: 02555  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05384  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05385  
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: California
Image ID: 08325  
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: California
Image ID: 08326  
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: California
Image ID: 08327  
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: California
Image ID: 08328  
Chestnut cowries, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowries.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 09038  
Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 09039  
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