Lunovula boucheti

Lunovula boucheti
Shell of Lunovula boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Lunovula
Species:	L. boucheti
Binomial name
Lunovula boucheti Lorenz, 2007

Lunovula boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 16.6 mm. The shell is spindle-shaped with a glossy surface and displays a pale cream to whitish base color, often with a light pink or orangish tinge at both extremities. The dorsum is smooth without transverse ridges, and the terminal ends are moderately produced. Like other members of the genus Lunovula, it has a distinctive crescent-shaped aperture. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

1. Lunovula boucheti Lorenz, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 January 2019.
2. "Lunovula boucheti Lorenz, 2007". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

• Lorenz F. (2007) Two new species of Lunovula (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Ovulidae) from New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. Visaya 2(1): 64-69.
• Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
• Lorenz F. & Bouchet P. (2018). A new species of Lunovula from the South Pacific (Gastropoda: Ovulidae, Pediculariinae). Conchylia. 48(3-4): 15-18