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| Family: Ovulidae | SURG Catalogue Number: PROS0023 |
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| Genus: Calpurnus |  |
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| Species: verrucosus | |||
| Distribution: Not common in the SIMP. Most records from the inshore islands. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. | |||
| Ecological Notes: Usually found in the open on Sarcophyton sp. soft corals upon which it feeds. May be locally common on occasion. | |||
| Additional Notes: This species is characterised by white shell with "toenail" like depressions at each end. The mantle is covered with fine black/brown dots. See also PROS 0023-1. Grows to 40mm. | |||
| Photographer: I Shaw | Date: 12/1990 | Location: N W Solitary Is. | Depth: 18m |
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