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Posted: Jan 15 2007
Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791) Atlantic Gray Cowrie
Previously Talparia cinerea
I have found Luria cinerea only in deep water off SE Florida and both shallow and deep water in the Keys. Once not uncommon in shallow water in the Keys, I have not found it there in many years.
Photo of juvenile by Anne DuPont.
12-1-2007 Bimini, Bahamas. 40 feet
Click on icon for video taken of living animal by Dr. Anton Oleinik:
Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)
Propustulata surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811)
Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)
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