Cypraeidae (cowrie) sea snail shells were used as currency in Indian/South Asian communities as recently as the mid-19th century. #gastropod #molluscs
Reposted from Biodiversity Pics
Nature neighbors. v.5.
Chicago, American Audobon association[c1914]

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32495592

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