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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Ovulidae |
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spindle cowrie awaiting identification* Family Ovulidae updated Nov 11 Where seen? This tiny elongated snail is often seen on sea fans on our Northern shores. Features: 1-1.5cm. Shell thin and usually a dull orange or red and not so pointed at the ends. Foot and siphon red or black. Found on sea fans (Order Gorgonacea). The mantle is usually the same colour and pattern as the sea fan with tiny red or dark dots and little white or pale protrusions that mimic the polyps of the sea fan. Several similar looking spindle cowrie species can be found in flower soft corals including: Cuspivolva formosa, Cuspivolva queenslandica, Crenavolva traillii and Phencovolva rosea. |
 Chek Jawa, Aug 05 |
 East Coast, Jun 06 |
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Red spindle cowries on Singapore shores
 East Coast, Jun 06 |
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 Changi, May 09 |
more photos of red spindle cowries on Singapore shores
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References
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Neville Coleman’s Underwater Geographic Pty Ltd, Australia.144pp.|
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