Deux coquillages univalves de la sorte nommé Porcellanæ en français argus de la baye de Honduras
Trans.: Two univalve shells of the kind named Porcellanae in French argus from the bay of Honduras

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 1

Notes:

"Cowrie or cowry (plural cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (porcellana) due to their similar appearance." Wikipedia

Most cowrie species inhabit waters in the Indo-Pacific and are uncommon in the Bay of Honduras.