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Dondan's Egg Cowry
Serratovolva dondani
6.94961, 125.669
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Dan's Egg Cowry and Donald's Egg Cowry.
They feed on soft coral and gorgonians, and grow to about 2.5cm in length. (Photo shows full-grown specimen.)
[This species was named in honor of well-known American shells dealer, Donald Dan.]
Habitat:
Found on coral and rocky reefs on the host coral Dendronephthya sp., at depths of 5 to 30m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region. Photos show the cowry on a 4- or 5-inch tall mauve spiky soft coral.
Notes:
At first I thought it was a nudibranch, but upon closer inspection I knew it couldn't be. It was only upon surfacing that my dive buddy, Shauming Lo, informed me that it was a cowry. (I apologize for the dim pictures -- I'd forgotten to bring my flash diffuser!) I spotted this lovely creature at a depth of about 60 feet.
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