Photo 42792, (c) vanhoutan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Attribution © Kyle Van Houtan
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What

Cypraea moneta

Observer

vanhoutan

Date

Jun 14, 2011

Place

Koloko, Oahu, Hawaii (Google, OSM)

Description

This is the money cowrie that was/is used as currency in some Pacific islands. Beautiful mantle! This is now very rare on Oahu.
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