Cypraeovula cruickshanki

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Cypraeovula cruickshanki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraeovula
Species:
C. cruickshanki
Binomial name
Cypraeovula cruickshanki
(Kilburn, 1972) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cypraea cruickshankiKilburn, 1972 [1]

Cypraeovula cruickshanki is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

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Description

This globular species attains a size of 30 mm.

Distribution

Durban, at 430 m. depth.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cypraeidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<i>Monetaria caputserpentis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Ipsa childreni</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Leporicypraea mappa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Cribrarula cribraria</i> Species of gastropod

Cribrarula cribraria, the 'sieve/tan and white cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Naria citrina</i> Species of gastropod

Naria citrina, common name the orange cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Mauritia maculifera</i> Species of gastropod

Mauritia maculifera, common name : the blotched cowry or reticulated cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Callistocypraea nivosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Erronea caurica</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Lyncina leucodon</i> Species of gastropod

Lyncina leucodon, common name the white-toothed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Austrasiatica langfordi</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Zoila decipiens</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Cypraeovula</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Notocypraea angustata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Macrocypraea cervinetta</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Umbilia hesitata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Notocypraea piperita</i> Species of gastropod

Notocypraea piperita, common name peppered cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Cypraeovula mikeharti</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1–2.