Crenavolva traillii

Crenavolva traillii, common name Traill's ovulid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family 'Ovulidae', 'the ovulids', 'cowry allies' or 'false cowries'.^[1]

Traill's ovulid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Crenavolva
Species:	C. traillii
Binomial name
Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
Amphiperas traillii (A. Adams, 1855) Crenavolva striatula trailli (A. Adams, 1855) Crenavolva traillii hesperia Cate, 1973 Ovula dentata Angas, 1887 Primovula formosa Schilder, 1941

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Their functional group is benthos.^[1]

Their feeding type is predatory, specifically on sessile prey.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia (Queensland).