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Culture:not applicable
Title:Cypraea - Tiger Cowry
Type:Zoology
Accession Number:  MH SK X.B.17.a.13
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Cypraea tigris (Linnaeus). Two specimens. Indian and Pacific Oceans. A handsome mottled shell resembling the markings of a tiger.

Tags:
natural history

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