Cypraea sp.
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: A juvenile cowrie with the mantle lobes completely covering the shell.
| Location: | Lembeh, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Ken Tucker |
| Camera: | Nikon D2x › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | November 14, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 303 times |
| Posted: | 6 months ago |
| Updated: | 6 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Prosobranchia |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Species: | Cypraea sp. |