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Fruit Egg Cowrie

Prionovolva brevis

Classification

Family
Ovulidae

Prionovolva brevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The shell size varies between 6 mm and 22 mm. Distribution This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and New South Wales, Australia and in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.

Distribution

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France · 3