Shell Family of Taiwan
Ovulidae 海兔螺科contain92 species in Taiwan,show91 - 92
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Ovulidae 海兔螺科Shell small to medium in size, thin to thick, spindle to spherical in shape. Spire involuted. Outer ip frequently dentate internally, but columellar lip generally not crenulated. Anterior and posterior ends rostrated. Feed on cnidarians, such as pennatulaceans, gorgonaceans and madreporarians. Tropical to temperate waters.
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 Xandarovula pagoda 薄殼黃寶海兔螺  Cate, 1973  
 Xandarovula xanthochila 黃寶海兔螺  (Kuroda, 1928)