Prionovolva freemani

Prionovolva freemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Prionovolvinae
Genus: Prionovolva
Species: P. freemani
Binomial name
Prionovolva freemani
Liltved & Millard, 1994
Synonyms[1]

Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994)

Prionovolva freemani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 4 mm and 8 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432260 on 20 January 2011.


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