Tag: shells

  • Cowry Shells: Their History And Uses.

    This is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cowries are generally seen on rocky areas of the sea bed. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Caenogastropoda subclass Order: Littorinimorpha Superfamily: Cypraeoidea Family: Cypraeidae. Shells of certain species have

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