Cypraea felina Gmelin 1791

cat cowrie

Cypraea felina, cat cowrie

 

Features

grey with fine brown marks and four darker bands:
sides white with irregular brown spots, base white with short teeth

Distribution tropical Indo-west Pacific, E Africa to Samoa; eastern Australia to southern NSW
Depth low tide to about 2m, under stones.
Max size 30mm, typically 20mm