Cypraeovula edentula
Species of sea snail
Cypraeovula edentula | |
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A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula edentula, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Cypraeovula |
Species: | C. edentula |
Binomial name | |
Cypraeovula edentula Gray, 1825 | |
Synonyms.[1] | |
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Cypraeovula edentulata, common name : the toothless cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
Distribution
This marine species is distributed along Tanzania and the East Coast of South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Cypraeovula edentula Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Verdcourt, B. (1959). The cowries of the East African Coast: Supplement II. JEANHS XXIII (100): 130–134
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