Margarita Egg Cowry
Diminovula margarita
6.9357, 125.722
Field Notes
Description:
Formerly referred to as Globovula margarita.They feed on soft coral and gorgonians, and grow to a length of about 1.5cm.
Habitat:
Found on coral and rocky reefs, usually on their host coral, Dendronephthya. Widespread in the West Pacific, at depths of 5 to 30m.
Notes:
This shell of this mollusk was very tiny -- less than a centimeter long! I spotted it at a depth of about 15m at Isla Reta Beach Resort, during a night dive. The last photo shows two more cowries in the same small patch of soft coral, which they were apparently feeding on.
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