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Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Cypraeidea
Wandering and Ovum cowries compared
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Wandering cowrie
Cypraea errones
Ovum cowrie
Cypraea ovum
Cylindrical.
Has brown spot at the front.
Pear-shaped.
Does not have brown spot at the front.
Does not have coloured 'teeth'.
Has yellowish 'teeth'.

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