Marine Shells of the Solomon Islands: CowriesSolomon Islands Museum Association, 1972 - Shells |
Common terms and phrases
Abundant aperture areas Beach specimens boulders in shallow boulders on reef colour pattern columellar conchology Conidae Conus gloriamaris coral at reef coral boulders coral substrate cowries live cowry shells crevices at reef Cypraea annulus Cypraea arabica Cypraea aurantium Cypraea carneola Cypraea eglantina Cypraea errones Cypraea mappa Cypraea tigris Cypraeidae dead on beach debris Deep inside live deep water depth Difficult to find diver diving dredge e.g. Cypraea east Guadalcanal eggs Ellice Island found at night Found notably frequently found Gaskoin Gmelin habitat Honiara hydroids Indo-Pacific inside live coral J.C. Kenworthy Linnaeus live coral crevices Live specimens mantle Marine Shells Marovo lagoon north Guadalcanal north Malaita ovum reef edge reef flats San Cristobal Santa Cruz Schilder and Schilder Shallow and deep shallow water sharks shore Shortland Islands Simbo Island slabs in shallow Solomon Islands Specimens of Cypraea specimens recorded Tulagi Usually small Variable water on reef Western District wharf piles whilst