Cypraeovula alfredensis
| Cypraeovula alfredensis | |
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| An apertural view of a shell of Cypraeovula alfredensis, anterior end towards the bottom | |
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| A lateral view of another shell of Cypraeovula alfredensis, anterior end towards the right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Cypraeovula |
| Species: | C. alfredensis Schilder & Schilder, 1929 |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypraeovula alfredensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) | |
Cypraeovula alfredensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Cypraeovula alfredensis alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
- Cypraeovula alfredensis transkeiana Lorenz, 2002
References
- 1 2 Cypraeovula alfredensis Schilder & Schilder, 1929). WoRMS (2010). Cypraeovula Gray, 1824. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species athttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205648 on 13 July 2012.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 60
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