Species Identification

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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae egg cowries

Genus: Ovula

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Max. Length 5 cm TL

Ovula costella
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Photo by Harasti, David

Ovula costellata
[Pink-mouth ovula]

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Ovula ishibashii
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Ovula ishibasii
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Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Ovula ovum
[Common egg cowrie]

Scientific Name Ovula costella Ovula costellata Ovula ishibashii Ovula ishibasii Ovula ovum	English Name Common egg cowrie Pink-mouth ovula	Distribution Indo-Pacific. Western Central Pacific Western Pacific. Tropica	Max. Length 5 TL 11 SHL	Year 1728 1758 1810 1928

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