Testudovolva freemani
| Testudovolva freemani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Testudovolva |
| Species: | T. freemani
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| Binomial name | |
| Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Prionovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) | |
Testudovolva freemani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa
References
- ^ a b Prionovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on WoRMS (2009). Testudovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432260 on 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods". Conchology.
- Liltved, W. R. & Millard, V. G. (1994). A new Trivia (Triviidae) and Prionovolva (Ovulidae) from southern Africa. World Shells. 11: 3-8
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae – A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany