Cowrie

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Cowrie
oceanbound - 5/31/2012 4:19 PM
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Category: Crustaceans
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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.