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Family Ovulidae

Pseudosimnia juanjosensii

(Perez & Gomez, 1987)

Dendronephthya Snail

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northern Atlantic Ocean

Size: 0.5 inch (1.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits Dendronephthya corals.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

A predator on these type corals.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Littorinimorpha

    Family: Ovulidae

    Genus: Pseudosimnia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Previously listed as Primovula bellocqae, Cardin, 1997.

 Pseudosimnia juanjosensii (Dendronephthya Snail)
Photo © Tristan Lougher
Cyphoma gibbosum Cassis cornuta
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