Cypraeovula capensis
| Cypraeovula capensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Cypraeovula |
| Species: | C. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypraeovula capensis (Gray, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828 (basionym) | |
Cypraeovula capensis, common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are accepted :[1]
- Cypraeovula capensis archilyra Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
- Cypraeovula capensis capensis (Gray, 1828)
- Cypraeovula capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1993
- Cypraeovula capensis gorda Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
Distribution
This species is distributed along the East Coast of South Africa
References
- 1 2 3 Cypraeovula capensis . WoRMS (2009). Cypraeovula capensis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225225 on 11 October 2010.
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