Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Rosy Spindle Cowry
Phenacovolva rosea
Rosy Spindle Cowry
Category: Allied Cowries
Scientific Name: Phenacovolva rosea
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (4 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
    └Ovulidae (Family)
     └Phenacovolva (Genus)

Gastropods
Allied Cowries

Rosy Spindle Cowry

Shuttlecock Spindle Cowry

Ridged Egg Cowrie

Margarita Egg Cowrie

Common Egg Cowry



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