Claim: Skenea ossiansarsi is a marine gastropod mollusk, whose shells have also been used as money in some preindustrial societies.
Evidence: Skenea ossiansarsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Phylum: Mollusca Molluscs have, for centuries, also been the source of important luxury goods, notably pearls, mother of pearl, Tyrian purple dye, and sea silk. Their shells have also been used as money in some preindustrial societies.