Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810 is a animal in the Ovulidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810

Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810

Ovula costellata, commonly called the Pink-Mouth eggshell, is a small marine snail distributed from East Africa to the Western Pacific.

Family
Genus
Ovula
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810

Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810 is commonly known as the Pink-Mouth eggshell. It is a relatively small snail whose shell can reach 50 millimeters in size. This species has a tropical to subtropical distribution, ranging from East Africa to the Western Pacific, including the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Ovulidae Ovula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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