Photo Information

Photographer
Jenny Leong
Species name
Erronea cylindrica
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"This is a cowry shell with its mantle up. A piece of the shell shows in the upper right side of the animal, and from there you can see the two folds of the mantle meet just to the right of the middle of the shell."
Comment from Scott Johnson
This is a cowry shell with its mantle up. A piece of the shell shows in the upper right side of the animal, and from there you can see the two folds of the mantle meet just to the right of the middle of the shell.
Taken on
4 March 2011 07:10:50 pm
Posted
14 years ago
Updated
4 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Canon PowerShot G12
Date and Time
2011:02:04 19:10:50
Exposure Time
1/80
Exposure Bias
0/3
Focal Length
10775/1000 mm
Horizontal Resolution
180/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
180/1 dpi
Aperture
f/4.0
ISO
100
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Picasa 3.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassProsobranchia
OrderSorbeoconcha
FamilyCypraeidae
SpeciesErronea cylindrica