Ovula ovum

Photograph taken by Ken Tucker taken in Lembeh, Indonesia

Comment from the photographer: When I submitted #10755, I thought the traverse line rather odd. When I saw this one, with the disproportionately large foot, I looked closer and lightly probed the skin. As can be seen here, it parts, and I think it is perhaps some kind of cowry or such.

Photo Information

Photographer
Ken Tucker
Location
Lembeh, Indonesia
Species name
Ovula ovum
Verified by
"FAMILY: OVULIDAE COMMON NAME: EGG COWRY SCIENTIFIC NAMES: Ovula ovum REMARKS: This is a juvenile specimen with typical balloon – like pustules on the mantle. The species is widely distributed throughout the Indo - Pacific , from the Red Sea to the South Pacific and grows to a size of 120 mm. It feeds on soft corals of the genus Sarcophyton spp. and Lobophytum sp."
Comment from Neville Coleman
FAMILY: OVULIDAE COMMON NAME: EGG COWRY SCIENTIFIC NAMES: Ovula ovum REMARKS: This is a juvenile specimen with typical balloon – like pustules on the mantle. The species is widely distributed throughout the Indo - Pacific , from the Red Sea to the South Pacific and grows to a size of 120 mm. It feeds on soft corals of the genus Sarcophyton spp. and Lobophytum sp.
Camera
Nikon D2x
Taken on
7 February 2009 12:29:34 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Nikon D2x
Date and Time
2009:01:07 12:29:34
Exposure Time
1/250
Exposure Bias
0/6
Focal Length
600/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
2400000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
2400000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/11.0
ISO
100
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Spot
Light Source
unknown
Flash
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassProsobranchia
OrderSorbeoconcha
FamilyCypraeidae
SpeciesOvula ovum