Pls help to ID. thanks

[wahlaoeh]

Hi there,
Pls help to ID. thanks
Jovin-

 

[thumbsplitter]

looks like a Flamingo Tongue Cowrie to me.

--Thumbsplitter

 

[archman]

Ow wow, you got a head shot with its little tentacles out. That's neato.

 

[wahlaoeh]

looks like a Flamingo Tongue Cowrie to me.

--Thumbsplitter

Thanks Thumbsplitter. I was debating on this too. The patterns on flamingo tongue images that I saw on the web look slightly different. Maybe they are from different regions. Mine is taken in Bali, at the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben.

 

[thumbsplitter]

Thanks Thumbsplitter. I was debating on this too. The patterns on flamingo tongue images that I saw on the web look slightly different. Maybe they are from different regions. Mine is taken in Bali, at the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben.

I agree… it doesn’t quite look like the others I’ve seen.

I’m certainly not an expert; perhaps someone with a better eye for mollusks can set us straight.

--Thumbsplitter

 

[donnyb]

Genus Primovula, but species is difficult, similar to bellica but .....

similar/same critter here with no specific details yet:
http://www.diving4images.com/shells.html

 

[knotical]

donnyb, I think you’ve got it! Those yellow protuberances might be key.
http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_10502.html
http://www.starfish.ch/Fotos/molluscs-Weichtiere/shells-Schnecken/Primovula-bellica1.jpg