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Calpurnus verrucosus

(Linnaeus, 1758)


Ilan Lubitz Ovulidae allied cowrie (calpurnus verrucosus) Bohol island Philippines Nikon D3X. 60mm. 2x SB-105

Yati Lai beautiful.

Juan Antonio Torres Balaguer MAGNIFICO

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 25 Jun 2013
Ilan Lubitz Ovulidae allied cowrie (calpurnus verrucosus) Bohol island Philippines Nikon D3X. 60mm. 2x SB-105

Message posted on UW photo - Fotosub on 25 Jun 2013
Cédric Penti Calpurnus verrucosus cowrie... Petit Tombant, Reunion Island Nikon D90, 60mm, 2 x Z240 iso 125 - 1/125 - f40

Alistair Merrifield Great angle.

Cédric Penti Thank you Alistair

Message posted on Underwater Macro Photographers on 12 Jan 2012
Ilan Lubitz Ovulidae allied cowrie (calpurnus verrucosus) Bohol island Philippines Nikon D3X. 60mm. 2x SB-105

Andrea Mucedola bellissima

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 25 Jun 2013
Penn Dls ID please. found in about 6 meters deep. Anilao, Batangas.

Mike Bartick cowry,,

Penn Dls But what cowrie in particular?

Mike Bartick testudinaria i guess...Google it

Penn Dls Looks like it.

Jeremy Horowitz black spotted cowrie! i just saw one myself and took a pic... looks the same:

Jeremy Horowitz (see above pic)

Blogie Robillo Little egg cowry (Calpurnus verrucosus)

Claudia Weber-Gebert cauri - philippines

Scubashooters Dot Net Great shot Claudia!!! Thanks!!! I know that Marylin Batt will like it a lot!!! Btw tks for posting on the web site!!! Hope u liked it and will come back!!! :)

Ron Silver Calpurnus verrucosus, Little Egg Cowry. Nice!

Claudia Weber-Gebert exactly, thanks Ron Silver :-)

Yutaka Takizawa Good Shoot(^o^)

Marylin Batt They are to lovely.

Ron Silver Interestingly enough, it is the mantle of the snail itself that has the beautiful coloration. When retracted into its shell, it is a very dull/drab critter.

Claudia Weber-Gebert Yes, the shell itself is not really impressing ;-)

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 27 Feb 2013
Wolfgang Rotschek Red Sea - Abu Dabab #3 10m below the boat

Blogie Robillo This isn't a nudibranch. It might be the little egg cowry, if I'm not mistaken -- Calpurnus verrucosus

Stefano Scortegagna

Ron Silver Allied Cowry, Calpurnus verrucosus

Message posted on UWphotographers on 13 Jul 2013
Stefano Scortegagna

Ron Silver Allied Cowry, Calpurnus verrucosus

Message posted on UWphotographers on 13 Jul 2013
Cora van der Draaij Calpurnus verucosus

Ron Silver :-D

Lindz Warren Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Message posted on NUDIBRANCH LOVERS on 31 Oct 2013
Aurelio Battista filippine - Olympus Z1

Ron Silver Toenail Egg Cowrie Calpurnus verrucosus

Message posted on UW photo - Fotosub on 26 May 2013
Stefano Scortegagna

Ron Silver Allied Cowry, Calpurnus verrucosus

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 13 Jul 2013
Stefano Scortegagna

Ron Silver Allied Cowry, Calpurnus verrucosus

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 13 Jul 2013
Claudia Weber-Gebert egg couwrie Bohol - Philippines

Ernst Andres So beautifull

John Paul Connor Wow

Ron Silver Allied (Egg) Cowrie, Calpurnus verrucosus

Sylvie Lalane des perles

Claudia Weber-Gebert Thank you for your LIKEs <3

Tom Hobock Claudia,this is a very beautiful photo,dear friend! Tanks Tom

Stuart Pearce Beautiful cowrie, great shot :)

Claudia Weber-Gebert Zhank you Tom , thank you Stuart :)

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 24 Aug 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Mollusca (Phylum)
    Gastropoda (Class)
      Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
        Littorinimorpha (Order)
          Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
            Ovulidae (Family)
              Prionovolvinae (Subfamily)
                Calpurnus (Genus)
                  Calpurnus verrucosus (Species)
Associated Species