| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Marine_gastropod_mollusk 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Gastropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:collectorNumber | Yes 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | Some species threatened 
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                                | gptkbp:culturalSignificance | Symbol of fertility Symbol of wealth
 Used in divination
 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:algae Sponges
 Small invertebrates
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Indian_Ocean
 gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | Curio trade Shell trade
 Traditional currency
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Cypraeidae 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | gptkb:Linnaeus 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | Tropical seas 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalName | Money in Africa Money in Asia
 Money in Oceania
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Cypraea_tigris Erosaria annulus
 Monetaria moneta
 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Mollusca 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | gptkb:fish Crabs
 
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                                | gptkbp:protectedBy | Mantle covers shell 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Olividae gptkb:Volutidae
 gptkb:Marginellidae
 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | Egg capsules 
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                                | gptkbp:shape | Oval 
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                                | gptkbp:shellAperture | Long and narrow Teeth-like edges
 
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                                | gptkbp:shellColor | Varied Often brightly patterned
 
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                                | gptkbp:shellType | Glossy Domed
 
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                                | gptkbp:shellUse | gptkb:currency gptkb:jewelry
 Ornament
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedIn | gptkb:Chinese_clothing Pacific Islander adornment
 Traditional African jewelry
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Kaudi 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Cowrie 
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