Orphanopusia patriarchalis (Gmelin,
1791)
19.9mm
Orphanopusia patriarchalis
is moderately common on lagoon, pinnacle and seaward reefs under rocks or exposed
at night at depths to about 16m. The shell comes in red and black banded forms.
Created 7 September 2015
Updated 28 February 2020
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