Cypraea subviridis Reeve 1835

mottled fawn cowrie

Cypraea subviridis, mottled fawn cowrie

 

Features greyish green to fawn , mottled with brown, occasionally with a central brown blotch; inflated with sunken spire.
base and sides white, brown or rose; weak apertural teeth.
Distribution SW Pacific; northern australia - southern WA to central NSW
Depth inter-tidal to sub-tidal, around sponges rock or coral
Max size 40mm