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''Cypraea leucodon'', common name the white-toothed cowry, is a rare cowry, a species of sea snail, or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species can be found from the Philippines and New Guinea to the Indian Ocean. ==History== Until the late 1960s, this species was known from only two specimens: one in the National Museum of London, England, and one in the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology. In the late 1960s and early 1970s the third and fourth specimens were found. By the 1980s, they were being found with regular frequency, and were available on the market for about $5000. By 2000, they were "common" enough to be available for about $1500 in "gem" condition, and less than $1000 for lower quality specimens. * ''Cypraea leucodon leucodon'' forma ''escotio''. This form was described in 2004.〔(2004) ''Visaya'' (1(1) ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cypraea leucodon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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