Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
Breger's cowry, ~25mm

We saw a fair number of Contradusta bregeriana on a single night dive drifting down the (possibly) crocodile-infested Mboli channel that runs through the two main islands of the Florida group (Nggela). We never saw a croc there, but when we returned to the Solomons for a second trip a few years later, the divemaster aboard the Spirit of Solomons said there were definitely salt water crocodiles in the thick mangroves that lined the channel.

26.9mm shell.

Created 28 July 2010
Updated 5 May 2024

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