Neobernaya spadicea
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Neobernaya spadicea, common name the chestnut cowrie, is a species of sea snail in the cowrie family, Cypraeidae. Chestnut cowries can be found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from central California to Baja California. The chestnut cowrie has a highly glossy shell due to an enamel that is secreted from its mantle.
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A live Neobernaya spadicea, in situ, mantle partly extended, head end to the right | |
An apertural view of a shell of the species, anterior end to the left | |
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Species: | N. spadicea |
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Neobernaya spadicea (Swainson, 1823) | |
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