| Testudovolva ericae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Testudovolva |
| Species: | T. ericae |
| Binomial name | |
| Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002) | |
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Testudovolva ericae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
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The shell size varies between 6 mm and 14 mm. After death, the shell appears to be a white or pale pink.
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Queensland, Australia.
Testudovolva ericae primarily feeds on sessile prey, such as Dendronephthya.
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