Cypraea clandestina

Linnaeus, 1767

Photo of Cypraea clandestina taken by Luisfer Diego at Sangeang Island, Indonesia (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassProsobranchia
OrderSorbeoconcha
FamilyCypraeidae
SpeciesCypraea clandestina

Information

Comment from expert, Richard Willan: Rear view of a species of cowrie with the mantle lobes (which are covered with white papillae) folded over the shell thus concealing the shell completely.

Locality

Indonesia
( 1 photos )
Sangeang Island
( 1 photos )
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