Cuspivolva tigris

Cuspivolva tigris, known commonly as the Tiger egg cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Cuspivolva tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Cuspivolva
Species:
C. tigris
Binomial name
Cuspivolva tigris
(Yamamoto, 1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crenavolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971)
  • Primovula tigris Yamamoto, 1971

Description

The adult size is about 1.5 cm length.[2] The shell is yellow to orange and as an oblong shape marked with lateral fine grooves. The mantle can cover entirely the shell and its colour is yellowish to orange with lateral lines outlined with white. The foot has the colouration as the mantle with small black dots.

Distribution

The Tiger egg cowry is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.[2]

References
  1. Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430739 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=1610


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