Toenail cowrie (Calpurnus verrucosus), about 3 cm long. Lives on, and feeds from, Leather coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Salamana, Papua New Guinea

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Location: Salamana, Papua New Guinea
Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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