Cuspivolva cuspis

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Cuspivolva cuspis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Cuspivolva
Species:
C. cuspis
Binomial name
Cuspivolva cuspis
(Cate, 1973)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crenavolva cuspisCate, 1973

Cuspivolva cuspis is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [1]

Description

They have a shaft-like body, propelled by two spheres at one end that stick to the ground so that it may inch along. Its head resembles the top of a mushroom, but is pink with a small hole at the top through which to eat.

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References

  1. 1 2 Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973) . WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .