Answer: cowrie

AnswerCrossword Clue
COWRIEBrightly colored seashell
COWRIEBrightly colored shell
COWRIEShell used as money in Africa.
COWRIEWarm-sea mollusk
COWRIEShell used as South Pacific currency
COWRIEBrightly marked seashell
cowriethe gastropod itself
cowriea glossy seashell, also COWRY