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Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic marine sea snails.Ovulids are carnivorous , feeding on polyps and tissues soft corals and sea fans.
As is the case in most ovulids, in life, the mantle completely covers the shell almost all of the time.
Primovula roseomaculata hosted on the soft coral Scleronephthya sp.
Synonymised names:
Amphiperas rosemaculata Schepman, 1909
Primovula kurodai C. N. Cate & Azuma in C. N. Cate, 1973
Primovula roseomaculata florida (Kuroda, 1958)
Primovula roseomaculata roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
Primovula sinomaris C. N. Cate, 1973
Pseudosimnia florida Kuroda, 1958
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic marine sea snails.Ovulids are carnivorous , feeding on polyps and tissues soft corals and sea fans.
As is the case in most ovulids, in life, the mantle completely covers the shell almost all of the time.
Primovula roseomaculata hosted on the soft coral Scleronephthya sp.
Synonymised names:
Amphiperas rosemaculata Schepman, 1909
Primovula kurodai C. N. Cate & Azuma in C. N. Cate, 1973
Primovula roseomaculata florida (Kuroda, 1958)
Primovula roseomaculata roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
Primovula sinomaris C. N. Cate, 1973
Pseudosimnia florida Kuroda, 1958