Cymbovula acicularis

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Cymbovula acicularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Cymbovula
Species:
C. acicularis
Binomial name
Cymbovula acicularis
(Lamarck, 1810)
Synonyms [1]
  • Bulla secale Dillwyn, 1817
  • Cymbovula bahamensis (Cate, 1973)
  • Cymbula acicularis(Lamarck, 1810)
  • Cymbula bahamensisCate, 1973 (original combination)
  • Neosimnia acicularis(Lamarck, 1811)
  • Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1810
  • Ovulum acicularis(Lamarck, 1811)
  • Radius acicularis(Lamarck, 1811)
  • Simnia acicularis(Lamarck, 1811)
  • Volva acicularis(Lamarck, 1811)

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

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 60 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810) . WoRMS (2009). Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419725 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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.