Little Egg Cowry

Calpurnus verrucosus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

50 m

Description

Calpurnus verrucosus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowries. Other names: Umbilical Egg Shell or Warty/Little Egg Cowry, Description The shells of this species reach 10–40 millimetres (0.39–1.57 in) of length. This cowry is pure whi... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +55 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

purple

pink

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Solitary