What is the life ecpectancy of a Hawaiian Tiger Cowry shell?

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What is the life ecpectancy of a Hawaiian Tiger Cowry shell?

Scientific name: Cypraeidae, Cypraea tigris schilderiana

2007-03-11 15:59:24 · 2 answers · asked by mokulii 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Over a century. Around 150 years.
Check the nice websource for more: http://www.waquarium.org/MLP/root/pdf/MarineLife/Invertebrates/Molluscs/TigerCowry.pdf

2007-03-11 20:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

"Cypraea tigris live at least 10 years, others live longer or shorter periods. There is no easy way to estimate their age after the shell is adult."

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:zCnHzqF5P04J:listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa%3FA2%3Dind9806d%26L%3Dconch-l%26H%3D1%26P%3D12916+%22Cypraea+tigris+live%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us

2007-03-14 10:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by compaq presario 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋