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common egg cowrie

Ovula ovum

Classification

Family
Ovulidae

Ovula ovum, common name the common egg cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 65–70 millimetres (2. 6–2.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 48United States of America · 1