Cypraeovula castanea

Cypraeovula castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraeovula
Species: C. castanea
Binomial name
Cypraeovula castanea
(Higgins, 1868)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868
  • Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982
  • Luponia castanea Higgins, 1868 (basionym)

Cypraeovula castanea is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). Bouchet, P. (2010). Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458730 on 5 June 2010.

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