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Cyphoma versicolor

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Cyphoma versicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Cyphoma
Species:
C. versicolor
Binomial name
Cyphoma versicolor
Fehse, 2003[1]

Cyphoma versicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[2]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.[3]

Habitat

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It has been recorded at depths of 45 to 50 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fehse. 2003. La Conchiglia, 35 (308) : 11–39. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003. WoRMS (2010). Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396011 on 5 June 2010 .
  3. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.