Barycypraea fultoni
| Barycypraea fultoni | |
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| Apertural views of shells of Barycypraea fultoni (left) and Bernaya teulerei (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Subfamily: | Gisortiinae |
| Genus: | Barycypraea |
| Species: | B. fultoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) | |
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Barycypraea fultoni is a species of cowry found in the Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Africa, primarily off the coast of Mozambique.[1]
Subspecies and formae
- Barycypraea fultoni amorimi Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1990 [2]
- Barycypraea fultoni amorimi massieri (f) Lorenz, F. Jr., 1991 [3]
- Barycypraea fultoni fultoni (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903) [4]
- Barycypraea fultoni miniatra (f) Raybaudi Massilia, G., 1988 [5]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of East Africa and South Africa.
References
- 1 2 Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi; accessed : 23 October 2010
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi massieri; accessed : 23 October 2010
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni fultoni; accessed : 23 October 2010
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni miniatra; accessed : 23 October 2010
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