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2. Cypraea tigris - Wikipedia

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   As is the case in most cowries, the subadult shell of Cypraea tigris has a different color pattern. The apex of the shell is a barely visible tubercule at the top right of the shell image. Roughly egg-shaped and dextral, the glossy shell is large and heavy for a cowry. It measures up to 15 cm (6 in) in length, and the upper or dorsal side is ...

3. Cowrie - Wikipedia

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   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 old Italian term for the cowrie shell (porcellana) due to their similar appearance. [1] Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures.

4. Cypraeidae - Wikipedia

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   These patterns, combined with minor variations in shell form, have led some conchologists to recognize 60 genera and hundreds of species and subspecies. In virtually all of the species in the family Cypraeidae, the shells are extremely smooth and shiny. This is because in the living animal, the shell is nearly always fully covered with the mantle.

5. List of marine gastropods of South Africa - Wikipedia

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   Print/export Download as PDF; ... Beautiful ear-shell Haliotis speciosa Reeve, 1846 ... Tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 ...

6. Cowrie-shell divination - Wikipedia

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   Cowrie-shell divination refers to several distinct forms of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of certain religions. Though best-documented in West Africa as well as in Afro-American religions, such as Regla de Ocha, Candomblé, and Umbanda, [1] [2] [3] cowrie-shell divination has also been recorded in India, East Africa, and other regions.

7. Registry of World Record Size Shells - Wikipedia

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   The Registry of World Record Size Shells is a conchological work listing the largest (and in some cases smallest) verified shell specimens of various marine molluscan taxa.A successor to the earlier World Size Records of Robert J. L. Wagner and R. Tucker Abbott, it has been published on a semi-regular basis since 1997, changing ownership and publisher a number of times.

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   Still, Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to the top Treasury post raised hopes that tariffs will be more measured. And with only 21 trading days left in the year, analysts, investors, and market ...

9. Neobernaya spadicea - Wikipedia

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   The top of the shell displays a large irregularly shaped caramel colored spot, with a dark brown border. [4] The rest of the shell is white, including the bottom. [4] There is a narrow aperture with small teeth that spans the length of the underside of the shell. [6] The shell can grow until the cowrie reaches its adult form, then it stops. [5]