Cypraeovula alfredensis

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

Cypraeovula alfredensis
An apertural view of a shell of Cypraeovula alfredensis, anterior end towards the bottom
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]

Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)

Subspecies
  • Cypraeovula alfredensis alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
  • Cypraeovula alfredensis transkeiana Lorenz, 2002[2]

References
  1. 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 .
  2. Lorenz, F. (2002). "New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur Cismar. 20: 1–292, pls 1-40.
  • 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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