Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Cypraeidae

Cribrarula melwardi

(Iredale, 1930)
Shell: small to moderately small, ranging from 20-21 mm. Teeth: 13 to 15 columellar teeth; 15 to 18 labral teeth. Sculpture: smooth, porcelaneous. Exterior colour white to cream, with tan brown netting with overlapping lacunae.


Specimens

Gould Reef,  Australia
 Size: 20mm    Collected: 2004
On reef under small dead coral slab. Collected at low tide on intertidal reef.
Turner Reef,  Australia
 Size: 21mm    Collected: 2000
Under coral slab on intertidal reef. Live collected.
Tryon Island,  Australia
 Size: 21mm    Collected: 1991
Under small rock . Intertidal.
Tryon Island,  Australia
 Size: 21.48mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected from under dead coral slabs on hard reef by low at night.

Tryon Island,  Australia
 Size: 22.81mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected from under dead coral slabs on hard reef by low at night.

Tryon Island,  Australia
 Size: 20.84mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected from under dead coral slabs on hard reef by low at night.

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