Cypraeovula kesslerorum

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Cypraeovula kesslerorum
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Shell of Cypraeovula kesslerorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraeovula
Species:
C. kesslerorum
Binomial name
Cypraeovula kesslerorum
Lorenz, 2006 [1] [2]

Cypraeovula kesslerorum is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [3]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 25.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the eastern coast of South Africa, between Port Alfred and western Transkei, around East London

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References

  1. Lorenz, F. (2006). "A new Cypraeovula from South Africa". Club Conchylia Informationen. 37 (3/4): 14–16.
  2. Lorenz. 2006. Club Conchylia Informationen Volume: 37 Issue: 3–4 Pages: 14–16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. Cypraeovula kesslerorum Lorenz, 2006 . WoRMS (2009). Cypraeovula kesslerorum Lorenz, 2006. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389837 on 5 June 2010 .