Occasionaly the ring part on its back would be hammered away and make it nearly indistinguishable from other money cowry species.Many specimens were found by Sir Austen Henry Layard in his excavations at Nimrud in 1845-1851.
Occasionaly the ring part on its back would be hammered away, making it nearly indistinguishable from other money cowry species. Many shells of the species were found by Sir Austen Henry Layard in his excavations at Nimrud in 1845-1851.