Cypraea scurra -Gmelin 1791
Jester Cowrie
1-1.5" mm
Uncommon
Shell: Small and cylindrical, with definite dorsal lines and sots against a network of small lines. Lower sides have black dots. This shell varies considerably and is sometimes prevailingly brown, sometimes blue-gray.
Animal:
Region: Western Indian Ocean
Habitat: 18 - 60 ft under coral blocks and in coral branches