Cowrie identification

[Jennai]

Hi guys-

I was wondering if anyone knew of an online resouce to photos of Cowries? I found one and it's very large- I've never seen it before so it HAD to come in a new piece of rock I got- This thing is a monster (about 2 inches long)- Anyhow- I need to know if it's a good or bad one- it cruised all over the tank last night- I may want to eventually do corals, but I have zillions of feather dusters and I THINK some polyps (dont know what kind or even if alive- on the rock I got)- anyhow- where can I see photos so I can identify it? thanks a bunch!

(Seaches online gave me shell collector sites and jewelry sites - ugh!)

Jennai

[jdbassin]

don't know of any personally online, can you descride it really well or even better post a pic, I have a good snail id book

jd

[tims]

http://www.cowries.info/shell/info.html
there is one i found, if you scroll down you will see various names, that takes you to differnt pictures of them..

and an articles on them and others...
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/rs/index.htm

and a little light reading...

http://www.manandmollusc.net/advance...astropoda.html

[Jennai]

Well, here's a pic- best I could do- any help you guys can offer would be great- thanks a bunch!!!

Jennai

[tims]

jen came across this also..
did you id it yet?

http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_page...YPRAEIDAE.html

[Jennai]

Hey Tim,

I'll take a look at the link- as of yet, I haven't been able to ID it- It kicks butt at cleaning the tank up though- And it's gone over my gajillions of feather dusters without eating them, so here's to hoping! I'll keep you guys posted!!

Jennai

[tims]

Good luck with him! keep up date from time to time if you would .. neat looking bugger!