Cypraeovula algoensis

Cypraeovula algoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula
Species:	C. algoensis
Binomial name
	Cypraeovula algoensis; (Gray, 1825)
Synonyms
	Cypraea algoensisGray, 1825 ; Cypraea algoensis f. batsatensisBodoni, 1985 ; Cypraeovula algoensis var. sanfrancisca; Chiapponi, 1999

Last updated October 10, 2025

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

Subspecies

Cypraeovula algoensis algoensis(Gray, 1825)
Cypraeovula algoensis liltvediLorenz, 2017
Cypraeovula algoensis namibiensisMassier, 2006
Cypraeovula algoensis permarginataLorenz, 1989

References

↑ Cypraeovula algoensis Gray . WoRMS (2010). Cypraeovula algoensis Gray. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .

Chiapponi M. (1999) A conchological intermediate between Cypraeovula edentula and C. algoensis (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 13: 41–42.
Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
Lorenz F. , 2017 Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics

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[WoRMS-1] Cypraeovula algoensis Gray . WoRMS (2010). Cypraeovula algoensis Gray. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .

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