Cyphoma christahemmenae

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Cyphoma christahemmenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Cyphoma
Species:
C. christahemmenae
Binomial name
Cyphoma christahemmenae
(Fehse, 1997)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cyphoma roamoralesMacsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001
  • Pseudocyphoma christahemmenaeFehse, 1997 (original combination)

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

Contents

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31.4 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 16 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997) . WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430875 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.