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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Ovulidae |
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coral false cowrie awaiting identification* Family Ovulidae updated Nov 11 Where seen? These snails are sometimes seen in pairs on soft corals on many of our shores. Features: 1.5-2cm. Shell white with three blotchy orange bars. Mantle transparent with irregular brownish blotches outlined in darker brown. . Found on flowery soft corals (Family Nephtheidae), especially in pink flowery soft corals also in ball soft corals. Several similar looking spindle cowrie species can be found in flower soft corals including: Pellasimnia improcera and Diminovula alabaster. |
 Chek Jawa, Apr 08 |
 Pulau Sekudu, May 08 |
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Soft coral false cowries on Singapore shores
 Pellasimnia improcera Tuas, Aug 09 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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