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Turbinidae,
Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
CM
62.23075 |
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Melongenidae,
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
Georgia
CM 65656 |
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Melongenidae,
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
Georgia
CM 65656 |
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Cassidae,
Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa
CM 62.7
the
most commonly used species for carving cameos |
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Strombidae,
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Florida
CM 65659
on
endangered species list; commonly eaten throughout the Caribbean |
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Haliotidae,
Haliotis assimilis Dall, 1878
California
CM 65660 |
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Conidae,
Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758
India
CM 62.19670
catches
and eats fish, has killed humans, venom contains potentially useful
drugs |
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dorsal
view |
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Conidae,
Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
Mactan Island, Philippines
CM 65661
eats
other snails, has killed humans, venom contains potentially useful
drugs |
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dorsal
view |
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Cypraeidae,
Zonaria spadicea (Swainson, 1823)
California
CM 64-23 |
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Cypraeidae,
Monetaria moneta Linnaeus, 1758
Sri Lanka
CM 62.22945
used
as currency in some island nations |
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Cypraeidae,
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Indonesia
CM 42160 |
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Cypraeidae,
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Indonesia
CM 42160 |
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Cypraeidae,
Monetaria annulus Linnaeus, 1758
Indonesia
CM 65662 |
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