page_title: Ovatipsa chinensis
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Ovatipsa chinensis / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria
context_page_description: Ovatipsa chinensis common name the Chinese cowrie, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
context_section_description: The mantle of the animal is bright red, and it is completely covered by protruding short filaments. The shells of this species reach 25–50 millimetres (0.98–1.97 in) of length. The shells are smooth and elongate, light brown or yellowish in color with clear dots on the dorsum and a flat white base. With the subspecies variolaria (Lamarck, 1810), the basic color of the shell is light brown, with slight purple spots on the edges.
caption: Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria, Philippines - lateral view
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