Testudovolva nipponensis

Testudovolva nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Testudovolva nipponensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Testudovolva
Species:
T. nipponensis
Binomial name
Testudovolva nipponensis
(Pilsbry, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ovula nipponensis Pilsbry, 1931
  • Prionovolva brevis Allan, 1956
  • Pseudosimnia kandai Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines.

References
  1. Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913). WoRMS (2009). Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430569 on 20 January 2011 .
  • Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany


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