Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Egg Cowrie
Ovula ovum
Common Egg Cowrie
Category: Allied Cowries
Scientific Name: Ovula ovum
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 6-65 ft. (2-20 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Ovulidae (Family) Allied Cowries
     └Ovula (Genus)
      └O. ovum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 216904🔗
iNaturalist ID: 355372🔗

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