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Several of the species collected seem deserving of special comment, as well as do a few species that I did not see or
collect.
One of the latter group is Cypraea ventriculus. This cowrie, found in Fiji and Tahiti, was not collected or seen in
collections or the market place. I believe it is there, but lives deeper than the shallow areas covered. Another widespread
cowrie not seen or collected was Cypraea chinensis. Cypraea globulus, which were collected by Phil Harris (deceased) many
years ago on the beach in American Samoa, was not collected or seen. This was also true of Cypraea mappa although one
specimen was seen in the market. There are other species such as Cypraea testudinaria, Cypraea serrulifera, Cypraea mariae,
Cypraea yaloka (formerly humphreysi), Cypraea eburnea, Cypraea cernica, Cypraea limacina, Cypraea maculifera, Cypraea
clandestina, Cypraea scurra, and Cypraea stolida that might be collected in deeper water by a person with more vigor or by
using SCUBA. Cypraea vitellus, seen in the market and usually a shallow water cowrie, was not collected on the reef.
Two specimens of an elongated cowrie were collected alive across the bay from Pago Pago. These were most unusual shells and
probably represent an extreme variation of Cypraea gaskoini. They also have some characteristics of Cypraea cumingi. Cypraea
gaskoini has been reported by Thaanum from Fiji, and C. cumingi from Jarvis Island by Harold Jewell.
There are probably a number of unrecognized C. cohenae in South African or other collections of South African cowries since
the superficial resemblance to the species named is great. The specimen illustrated is in the Burgess collection.
Until this year the only known live-collected specimen of Cypraea nucleus Linné 1758 from Philippines was a specimen found by
Dr. C. M. Burgess nearly twenty years ago at Ala Moana reef. In the last year two additional specimens were found in the
Lahaina area. The first C. nucleus was found by Mike King in 20 feet of water under a green Porites coral head. The second
specimen (see figs. 3 & 4 above) came from Kaanapali, Maui, 20 feet deep, inside the branching type of Porites [Pocillipora?]
coral known to most collectors as finger coral. This specimen was collected by Burt Smith. One of these was kept alive for a
few hours in an aquarium, and the animal appeared very similar to that of C. granulata, with numerous grey-green papillae.
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