Atlantic Deer Cowrie
Macrocypraea cervus
The largest cowrie in the Atlantic, a heavy brown dome flecked with white spots like a fawn.
- Typical size
- 2–5 in
- How often it turns up
- Rare as a beach find
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Florida allows no live shelling in many counties and parks. If the animal is still inside, photograph it and put it back where you found it.
How to tell it apart
- Large, up to five inches, heavy and glossy
- Chocolate brown with white spots
- Toothed slit underside
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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