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Shells is used on this website to cover marine bivalves (e.g. clams, scallops) and gastropods (e.g. tritons, cones, cowries. Many species are vulnerable to excessive collecting either for food or for ornaments and shell collectors. As an example, in April 2021, 200 tons of illegally collected giant clams were seized in what was the third in 2021.
Other reef dwellers have shells - sea hares, headshield slugs, chitons, and cuttlefish. These are dealt with on other pages
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Ovulid Cowries Relationships
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Invisible World
Ovulid cowries are the camouflage masters of the snail world! They live their entire lives on soft corals, gorgonians or black corals. Sometimes they are restricted to a single host species. "The Invisibility Cloak" by Rogan Draper and Sue Churchill (reviewed on the Review page is an excellent, easily read account of the group.
Spindle-shaped Ovulids
Globular Ovulids
Hump-backed Ovulids
Cowrie-shaped Ovulids
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Spindle-shaped Ovulids
Invisible World
Ovulid cowries are the camouflage masters of the snail world! They live their entire lives on soft corals, gorgonians or black corals. Sometimes they are restricted to a single host species. "The Invisibility Cloak" by Rogan Draper and Sue Churchill (reviewed on the Review page is an excellent, easily read account of the group.
Spindle-shaped Ovulids
Globular Ovulids
Invisible World
Ovulid cowries are the camouflage masters of the snail world! They live their entire lives on soft corals, gorgonians or black corals. Sometimes they are restricted to a single host species. "The Invisibility Cloak" by Rogan Draper and Sue Churchill (reviewed on the Review page is an excellent, easily read account of the group.
Globular Ovulids
Hump-backed Ovulids
Invisible World
Ovulid cowries are the camouflage masters of the snail world! They live their entire lives on soft corals, gorgonians or black corals. Sometimes they are restricted to a single host species. "The Invisibility Cloak" by Rogan Draper and Sue Churchill (reviewed on the Review page is an excellent, easily read account of the group.
Hump-backed Ovulids
Cowrie-like Ovulids
Invisible World
Ovulid cowries are the camouflage masters of the snail world! They live their entire lives on soft corals, gorgonians or black corals. Sometimes they are restricted to a single host species. "The Invisibility Cloak" by Rogan Draper and Sue Churchill (reviewed on the Review page is an excellent, easily read account of the group.
Cowrie-like Ovulids
