Cypraeovula cruickshanki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Cypraeovula |
Species: | C. cruickshanki |
Binomial name | |
Cypraeovula cruickshanki (Kilburn, 1972) | |
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Cypraeovula cruickshanki is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
This globular species attains a size of 30 mm.
Distribution
Durban, at 430 m. depth.
References
- ^ Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1–2.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cypraeovula cruickshanki |
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