Eclogavena coxeni (Cox, 1873)
Cox' cowry, 20mm

I have considered Eclogavena coxeni an interesting cowry ever since first seeing it in R. Tucker Abbott's Little Golden Book of Shells (probably not the exact title) as a kid growing up on Kwajalein. We never found the species there, so I was delighted to see several specimens in the Solomons, although disappointed that my photos of them did not turn out well. Most of the ones we saw were near Yandina in the Russell Islands.

Created 28 July 2010
Updated 31 March 2018

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