Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. friendii
Subspecies: Z. friendii thalamega
Syn: Zoila jeaniana thalamega Lorenz, 2002 (basionym)
43m deep, low limestone reef, feeding on Spirastrella sp. sponge
Kalbarri, W. Australia. April 2021
From my collection
