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Cypraea moneta - Money cowry
The money cowry was given its name after the fact that this shell has been used as money since ancient times.
Photo ID: IMG_2971-Edit
Author: Eric Roettinger
Eric Roettinger / Kahi Kai Images
Model Release: No
Property Release: No
Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60.2 MB uncompressed) - 5616x3744 pixels (18.7x12.5 in / 47.5x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: black background, cowrie, Cypraea moneta, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Gastropod mollusk, Lophotrochozoan, Money cowry, Pacific Ocean, Portrait, Sea creature, Sea snail, TARA oceans, white
