Arabian Cowrie Snail – Cypraea arabica

The Arabian Cowrie (Cypraea arabica) has a beige shell covered with a network of thin brown lines with a fairly uncolored band where the two edges of the mantle meet on top of the shell. The mantle is greyish-beige in color and may be covered with a short fringe.

Cowrie Snails are well known to shell collectors for their attractive shells and are popular among aquarists for algae control. They look like oval-shaped domes in appearance, much like the top half of a football (the American kind). Their shells are usually very shiny and have a \