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SNAILS : INVERTEBRATES
ATLANTIC DEER COWRIE (Cypraea cervus) < 13 cm / 5 in
ounded shell co ered in hite s ots. ar mantle ith lar e hite s ots and lar e esh ointed a enda es.
ATLANTIC YELLOW COWRIE (Erosaria acicularis) < 4 cm / 1.5 in
Yellow shell with pale blotches. Reddish mantle with numerous hi hl ranched ro ections. ound on ru le.
MUSIC VOLUTE
(Voluta musica) < 4.5 cm / 3 in
ale thic alled shell circled ith distincti el thin brown lines. White mantle with brown and gold markings.
ATLANTIC GRAY COWRIE (Macrocypraea cervus) < 4 cm / 1.5 in Smooth light brown shell with scattered dark spots. Light brown mantle. Long tapering black tentacles.
MEASLED COWRIE (Macrocypraea zebra) < 10 cm / 4 in Elongated shell has white spots with brown centers anded in u eniles . ro n mantle ith conical s i es.
RETICULATE COWRIE-HELMET (Cypraecassis testiculus) < 20 cm / 8 in Rounded shell with a short pointed spire. Broad broken lines of brown, black and white surround the shell.
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