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Cypraeovula castanea

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Cypraeovula castanea
Shell of Cypraeovula castanea malani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraeovula
Species:
C. castanea
Binomial name
Cypraeovula castanea
(Higgins, 1868)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea castanea (Higgins, 1868)
  • Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982 (unnecessary substitute name for Luponia castanea, by Burgess treated as a secondary homonym of Cypraea castanea Röding, 1798)
  • Cypraeovula castanea castanea (Higgins, 1868)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Luponia castanea Higgins, 1868 (basionym)

Cypraeovula castanea is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Cypraeovula castanea castanea (Higgins, 1868)
  • Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved in Liltved, 2000
  • Cypraeovula castanea malani Lorenz & de Bruin, 2009

Description

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The length of the shell attains 28.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • Higgins E.T. (1868). Description of six new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1868): 178-180 , pl. 14
  • Higgins E.T. (1868). Description of six new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1868): 178-180 , pl. 14
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