Lyncina aurantium
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[syn. Cypraea aurantium]Golden cowryCypraeidaeSamar, Philippines103 mmUndersidewww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/6477933695/in/datetaken-...This was an expected gift from a friend in the PI.NOTE: I have not collected live shells since the mid-1970's. I believe that the animal itself is much more valuable alive than destroyed for its shell. It is for this reason that I will now only collect beach/forest shells from deceased specimens.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Littorinimorpha
- Cypraeoidea (cowries and cowry allies)
- Cypraeidae (cowries)
- Callistocypraea
- Callistocypraea aurantium
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