| Testudovolva ericae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Testudovolva |
| Species: | T. ericae |
| Binomial name | |
| Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002) [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Testudovolva ericae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [2]
The shell size varies between 6 mm and 14 mm. After death, the shell appears to be a white or pale pink. [3]
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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Queensland, Australia.
Testudovolva ericae primarily feeds on sessile prey [4] , such as Dendronephthya (this version). [5]
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