Margovula somaliensis

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Margovula somaliensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Margovula
Species:
M. somaliensis
Binomial name
Margovula somaliensis
(Fehse, 2001)
Synonyms [1]
  • Testudovolva somaliensisFehse, 2001

Margovula somaliensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001) . WoRMS (2009). Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430600 on 5 June 2010 .