[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.
The genera vermium exemplified by various specimens of the animals contained in the orders of the Intestina et Mollusca Linnaei :.London :Printed for the author by James Dixwell ..., and sold by John Sewell ..., B. White and Son ..., and P. Elmsley ...,1783-1788..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29389824