Cypraeovula kesslerorum

Cypraeovula kesslerorum
Shell of Cypraeovula kesslerorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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]

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 .

• Lorenz, F., 2006. A new Cypraeovula from South Africa (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Club Conchylia informationen 37(3-4): 14-15
• Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life