Ovula ovum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

This is not nudibranch or sea slug

Ovula ovum
Photographed by: Ken Tucker

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Prosobranchia
Order:Sorbeoconcha
Family:Cypraeidae
Species:Ovula ovum

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #6366
Juveniles have a remarkable mimetic resemblance to Phyllidia varicosa. In adults, the mantle lobes are completely smooth and entirely black.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1551
An adult in situ on its food soft coral. Both lobes of the mantle are extended so as to hide the pure white shell.

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Pictures of Ovula ovum

Ovula ovum from Bali, Indonesia
Ovula ovum
Location: Bali, Indonesia
By: Ronnie Ng
Posted 11 months ago
Viewed 359 times
Ovula ovum from Lembeh, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Ovula ovum
Location: Lembeh, Indonesia
By: Ken Tucker
Posted 10 months ago
Viewed 347 times
Ovula ovum from Ponta Do'oura, Mozambique
Ovula ovum
Location: Ponta Do'oura, Mozambique
By: Twila Midgley
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 217 times
Ovula ovum from Manado, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Ovula ovum
Location: Manado, Indonesia
By: Indra Swari
Posted 1 month ago
Viewed 145 times
Ovula ovum from Anilao, Philippines
Ovula ovum
Location: Anilao, Philippines
By: Tony Shue
Posted 1 month ago
Viewed 107 times
 
 
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