Cypraeovula castanea
| Cypraeovula castanea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Cypraeovula |
| Species: | C. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraeovula castanea is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Cypraeovula castanea castanea (Higgins, 1868)
- Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved in Liltved, 2000
- Cypraeovula castanea malani Lorenz & de Bruin, 2009
References
- 1 2 Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). Bouchet, P. (2010). Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458730 on 5 June 2010.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 60
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