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Cowrie

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oceanbound - 6/01/2012 12:11 PM
http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/gastropods/cowries/cowries.htm Has some pretty good information on them. The reason we don’t normally see them is they usually hide during the day and feed at night at least that’s what i understand.
oceanbound - 6/01/2012 12:08 PM
yes, if you read up on them actually their mantle is outside their shell. The first time we saw one we had no idea what it was either. very interesting
Greg - 6/01/2012 5:21 AM
I thought a Cowrie was a shell creature. I have never seen anything like this before. Another member posted one like it the other day.