Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
Also known as: Blasicrura teres teres, Blasicrura teres
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: Side view of a species of cowrie with the mantle lobes (which are covered with papillae) folded over the shell thus concealing the shell completely.
Comment from the photographer: this is not a nudi
| Location: | Sangeang Island, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Luisfer Diego |
| Camera: | Nikon D70 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | August 7, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 644 times |
| Posted: | 4 years ago |
| Updated: | 4 years ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Prosobranchia |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Species: | Cypraea teres |