Where do you find cowrie shells?

Cowrie shells are widely distributed and possibly the favourites among shell collectors because of their polished enamel-like surfaces and their beautiful coloured patterns. The cowrie appears in all the warmer seas of the globe. But the great cowries,the tiger cowrie and the orange cowrie are natives of tropical regions. They crawl slowly,browsing on weeds, and are shy creatures remaining hidden during the day in crevices or under rocks.