DESCRIPTION
An assortment of gem quality, cowries (sea shells) on a white background. Some of these are fairly rare shells. Clockwise from the left: Cypraea mappa (Map Cowrie) Cypraea Tigris (Tiger Cowrie) Cypraea testudinaria (Turtle Cowrie) Cypraea Tigris (Tiger Cowrie) Cypraea pantherina (Panther Cowrie) Cypraea mauritiana Cypraea Aurantium (Golden Cowrie) Cypraea Arabica (Arabian Cowrie) ?Cypraea pantherina (????) Cypraea vitellus (Deer Cowrie) center - Cypraea vitellus Other images in this series: This image is in the following lightboxes: