Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Rosy Spindle Cowrie
Phenacovolva rosea
Rosy Spindle Cowrie
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) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Ovulidae (Family) Allied Cowries
     └Phenacovolva (Genus)
      └P. rosea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 431194🔗
iNaturalist ID: 346889🔗

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