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Crenavolva traillii
Crenavolva traillii, common name Traill's ovulid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family 'Ovulidae', 'the ovulids', 'cowry allies' or 'false cowries'.
From the article Crenavolva traillii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm. Their functional group is benthos. Their feeding type is predatory, specifically on sessile prey.
Range & habitat
This marine species occurs off Japan, in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia (Queensland).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 847826.