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One of the largest Guam Cones is the Lettered Cone – and animal that spends the nights eating marine worms
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Patridge Tun. This shell is large and fat with thin walls. The animal is even larger and cannot hide itself completely within its own walls
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Money Cowries and Gold-ringer Cowries. In the olden days, an African elephant tusk was sold for 200,000 of these tiny shells
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Tiger Cowry. This large Pacific cowry is common around tropical islands and highly prized as a decoration
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A few of the common shells of Guam: Spider Conchs, Tiger Cowries, Streaked and Textile Cones, Money Cowries, Patridge Tuns, Trochus and Turbo Shells, Augers and open Clam
