Testudovolva ericae

Testudovolva ericae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.

Description

The shell size varies between 6 mm and 14 mm. After death, the shell appears to be a white or pale pink.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Queensland, Australia.

Ecology

Testudovolva ericae primarily feeds on sessile prey, such as Dendronephthya.

References

• Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany
• Rosenberg, G. 2010. Description of a new species of Prionovolva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159: 39–66.

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