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Cypraea moneta

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Cypraea exanthema. 435. - aetiopica. 327.- arabica 8. 436.

Image of money, life, luhuanus - 188590277 2017-nov-24 - Denna pin hittades av Marie Du Preez.

2013-06-20 · Here’s the thing, though: whatever oral history in Dendi may have to say, the fact is that cowrie shells per se, Cypraea moneta, originate from the Indian Ocean and in particular from the Maldives where this herbivore gastropod can be collected on rocks.

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cypraea moneta: cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa.

Cypraea moneta

moneta) and the ringed cowrie. (C. annulus). Other species of the genus Cypraea are referred to as porcelain shells (r/Johansson. I990a, p. Kaurisnäckan heter på latin Cypraea moneta vilket betyder ungefär penningsnäckan. Just denna art har använts som premonetär valuta på flera håll i världen;  Särskilt används namnet om släktet Cypraea, som är vanligt i Indiska oceanen.

Cypraea moneta

Regional names: Kis. Cypraea monetaoccasionally has an orange ring on the dorsum similar to Cypraea annulus, but it is distinguished by its heavy Juvenile specimens of the two species are difficult to separate. Remarks:This is the well known money cowry which was used for currency in some Cypraea moneta, a global money unit: fourthousand years of history of the Cowry Shell, c. 2000 BC to 1960 AD. back. Long before the first man on earth thought about striking a coin, cowries were used for payment. And at least in 1960 AD in some parts of the world cowries were still accepted as money.
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Cypraea moneta

436. moneta 10. 480.- subulatum.

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A print from 1845 shows cowry shells being used as money by an Arab trader Cowrie/ Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, is found in Indo-Pacific shallow seagrass beds. It is broad shell with knobbly outline and raised dome, and up to 4 cm in length. Its common name is ‘money cowrie’. Cowrie is insoluble in water. The shell most widely used worldwide as currency was the shell of Cypraea moneta, the money cowry.

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Notes: FROM AN ASIAN TRIP. NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF PYGMENTATION BEFORE. SHIPPED FAST BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL USA TO USA! THE MONEY COWRY, Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758, is an abundant and easily recognized gastropod throughout the Indo-West-Pacific. A number of names distinguishing subspecies and races have been introduced for the money cowry (see Schilder 1936), and it is generally recognized as a highly variable species. Enewetak Atoll consists of an oval chain of The Chinese are known to have used Cypraea moneta and C. annulus as grave items, gifts, and eventually as money.