. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... THE COWRIES. 59 spadicea, Gray, IyU-po-ni-a spa-dis-e-a. So distinctis it from all other species, that it wouldsurely be recognized by one who is atall familiar with its form and fact, it is our chief representativeof the great genus Cypr&a, which isso finely represented in the warmeroceans. Most of the Cowries live inthe South Pacific and Indian oceans,and some of the smaller species are usedas money by the natives of adjacentFig. 43. islan
. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... THE COWRIES. 59 spadicea, Gray, IyU-po-ni-a spa-dis-e-a. So distinctis it from all other species, that it wouldsurely be recognized by one who is atall familiar with its form and fact, it is our chief representativeof the great genus Cypr&a, which isso finely represented in the warmeroceans. Most of the Cowries live inthe South Pacific and Indian oceans,and some of the smaller species are usedas money by the natives of adjacentFig. 43. islands and countries. Specimens of the large spotted Tiger Cowry may be found inalmost every house in our country, and what well-bred baby has not enjoyed playing with a Cowry-shell? When young, the Cowries have thin, conical shells,with a short spire and a large aperture. As timegoes on, the outer lip increases in size and thickness,while the spire often becomes completely hiddenunder the advancing whorls. Our Cowry has a slightly curved aperture as longas the shell, and the lips are set with numerous lips are white, but the b
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