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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Ovulidae |
| Dalmation
spindle cowrie Phenacovolva barbieri* Family Ovulidae updated Sep 2020 Where seen? This tiny elongated snail is sometimes seen on sea fans on our Northern shores. Features: 2-3cm. Shell thin and pointed at the ends. Shell colour orange, yellow (also red to violet) with a white bar across the middle of the shell. Body translucent with yellow protruding bumps and irregular black spots all over. Foot white with black line in the middle.Tentacles banded white and black. It has a fan-like flap near the head that is yellow with a black margin. Similar looking spindle cowrie species include Phenacovolva rosea and Cuspivolva formosa |
 Changi, Jun 13 |
 Beting Bronok, May 03 |
*Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination.
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