Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771)
60.8mm

We have living specimens in sand, usually under rocks, on lagoon reefs and pinnacles at depths of about 6 to 20m. More often, you just see empty shells scattered about where some predator has left them. We have measured shells up to about 76mm.

Created 27 February 2019

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