European cowrie
Other name(s):
shell, specimen
Collection ID:
Z525
Collection:
Natural history
Zoology
13 shells. Known in Orkney as the 'Groatie buckie' these Cowrie shells are actually two different species:Trivia monacha (da Coasta) and Trivia arctica (Pulteney). Orcadians treasure hunt for these in the shell sand above a rocky shore. Trivia monacha can be distinguished by three dark brown spots on the top. Trivia arctica is typically smaller and lacking the spots.
mollusc
gastropoda
shell
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Production
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