Diminovula whitworthi

Diminovula whitworthi is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Diminovula whitworthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Diminovula
Species:
D. whitworthi
Binomial name
Diminovula whitworthi
Cate, 1973
Synonyms[1]
  • Prionovolva brevis Sowerby, 1828
  • Pseudosimnia nubila Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
  • Pseudosimnia whitworthi Cate, 1973

References
  1. Diminovula whitworthi Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Diminovula whitworthi Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430609 on 5 June 2010 .


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