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Testudovolva nipponensis
Testudovolva nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
From the article Testudovolva nipponensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 14 mm. Color can vary, including white, fawn or pale purple with outer lip white.
Range & habitat
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines. Can be found at low tide as well as among soft corals.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1104222.