Cypraeovula iutsui

Cypraeovula iutsui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda ; clade Hypsogastropoda ; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula
Species:	C. iutsui
Binomial name
	Cypraeovula iutsui; (Shikama, 1974)

Last updated January 04, 2024

Cypraeovula iutsui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Distribution

This species occurs from the mouth of the Olifants River in the Western Cape, to Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.^[1]

Description

Thin transparent beige mantle has beige or black conical papillae. The siphon is the same colour as mantle. The cephalic tentacles are slender, elongate and off-white. The short translucent white foot is wide at the front and rounded at the rear. The shell is globular, often nearly spherical, up to 41mm in length. Atlantic specimens vary in colour from pale plum to opaque white, with little dorsal marking. Indian Ocean specimens are more colourful, and may have red to rut- brown dorsal markings. The labrum is broad with a dull surface, and has 17 to 25 fine denticles on the inner edge, which usually extend as fine ridges for a few millimetres. The columella is deeply convoluted and poorly developed. The shell aperture is narrow and of even width along its length.^[1]

Habitat

Specimens of this species have been collected from 150 to 250m depth on the Agulhas Bank, and from below 50m on the Atlantic coast.^[1]

Conservation status

No data is available on the conservation status of this species.

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References

1 2 3 Liltved, William Rune. Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa: A study of the southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean gastropod fauna, Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications, 2000. ISBN 0908 42089 7

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[Liltved_2000-1] 1 2 3 Liltved, William Rune. Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa: A study of the southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean gastropod fauna, Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications, 2000. ISBN 0908 42089 7

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