Pseudosimnia carnea

Pseudosimnia carnea, common name the dwarf red egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Pseudosimnia carnea
Ventral view of a shell of Pseudosimnia carnea
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. carnea
Binomial name
Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789)
Synonyms[1]
Bulla carnea Poiret, 1789 Bulla lepida Dillwyn, 1817 Bulla nucleus Dillwyn, 1817 Ovula alba Scacchi in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Ovula albida Monterosato, 1875 Ovula cepula Schumacher, 1817 Ovula dentata Fischer, 1807 Ovula elongata Pallary, 1900 Ovula globosa Pallary, 1900 Ovula major Pallary, 1900 Ovula minor Pallary, 1900 Ovula nucleus Mawe, 1823 Ovula obtusula Pallary, 1900 Ovula pallida Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Ovula rosea Requien, 1848 Ovula rubra Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Ovula rufula Mollerat, 1890 Ovula triticea da Costa in Tryon, 1885 Ovula violacea Pallary, 1900

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, off Northwest Africa; off the West Indies.

References

1. Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789). Gofas, S. (2010). Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789). 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=140667 on 5 June 2010 .

External links

• "Pseudosimnia carnea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.