Fred Bavendam / Cowry living on Sea Fan (Solenocaulon sp), Bali, Indonesia

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Allied cowrie (Diminovula punctata) on a soft coral (Dendronepthya sp ) with its egg mass close by. Po Bin Chau, Sai kung, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Allied cowrie (Diminovula punctata) group on a soft coral (Dendronepthya sp.) Bluff Island, south of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong, China.

Georgette Douwma / Soft coral cowrie (Primovula roseomaculata). Ambon, Indonesia.

Franco Banfi / Allied cowry (Hiatavolva coarctata) on sea fan (Rumphella sp) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Allied cowry (Hiatavolva coarctata) on sea fan (Rumphella sp) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Soft coral cowries (Primovula roseomaculata) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Juergen Freund / Spindle cowry (Pellasimnia sp) camouflaged on gorgonian coral host, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Allied cowry (Aclyvolva lamyi) camouflaged on red whip coral, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Allied / false cowry sea snail (Ovulidae) camouflaged on fan coral host, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Fred Bavendam / Allied Cowry (Phenacovolva recurva) camouflaged on coral, Bali, Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Allied Cowrie (Hiatavolva brunneiterma) pair mating, 50 feet deep, Papua New Guinea