Cypraeovula castanea

Cypraeovula castanea
	Shell of Cypraeovula castanea malani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula
Species:	C. castanea
Binomial name
	Cypraeovula castanea; (Higgins, 1868)
Synonyms
	Cypraea castanea(Higgins, 1868); Cypraea verhoefiBurgess, 1982 (unnecessary substitute name for Luponia castanea, by Burgess treated as a secondary homonym of Cypraea castaneaRöding, 1798); Cypraeovula castaneacastanea (Higgins, 1868)· accepted, alternate representation; Luponia castaneaHiggins, 1868 (basionym);

Last updated March 05, 2026

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

Subspecies

Cypraeovula castanea castanea(Higgins, 1868)
Cypraeovula castanea latebrosaSwarts & Liltved in Liltved, 2000
Cypraeovula castanea malaniLorenz & de Bruin, 2009

Description

The length of the shell attains 28.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

1 2 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

External links

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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 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 .

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Cypraeovula castanea

Shell of Cypraeovula castanea malani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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 verhoefiBurgess, 1982 (unnecessary substitute name for Luponia castanea, by Burgess treated as a secondary homonym of Cypraea castaneaRöding, 1798) Cypraeovula castaneacastanea (Higgins, 1868)· accepted, alternate representation Luponia castaneaHiggins, 1868 (basionym)