Pseudosimnia wieseorum
| Pseudosimnia wieseorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Prionovolvinae |
| Genus: | Pseudosimnia |
| Species: | P. wieseorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985 | |
Pseudosimnia wieseorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
External links
References
- ↑ Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. WoRMS (2009). Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430593 on 5 June 2010.
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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