The Hawaiian tiger cowry is one of the largest cowries in the world, and one of Hawai‘i’s most famous shells. Most people have seen them for sale in shell shops, jewelry stores and variety stores, as ...

Dead or alive, the chestnut cowry, a snail with a brilliant shell, strongly draws the human eye with its beauty. The polished shine of the cowry shell varies in tone from white below to deep chestnut ...

While snorkeling off a windward beach, I found a marine animal on the ocean floor in about 10 feet of water. The creature lay buried in the sand, belly up, with just its teeth showing. I could barely ...

All these snakehead cowries were found dead. Sand grains wedged in the opening are a sure sign that neither the cowry nor a hermit crab lives inside. Select an option below to continue reading this ...

Just in time for summer, an old trend from the early 2000s is making a big comeback this season. Jewelry designers all over the world are channeling the natural beauty of the oceans for their summer ...

“Before you do anything else,” curator Chris Meyer said the minute I arrived at the National Museum of Natural History’s Invertebrate Zoology collection, “you have to vote for beauty.” He led me ...

Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001), pp. 27-38 (12 pages) Ornamental employment of Chestnut Cowry (Cypraea spadicea) shell artifacts in southern California ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Board game that can be played with cowry shells or stones, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage ...