Cypraea ventriculus
Lamarck, 1810
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
Photographed by: Ken Tucker
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Prosobranchia |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Species: | Cypraea ventriculus |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #11483
A species of cowrie with the mantle lobes (which are covered with papillae) folded over the shell thus concealing the shell completely.Locality:
