Barycypraea fultoni

Barycypraea fultoni
Apertural views of shells of Barycypraea fultoni (left) and Bernaya teulerei (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Gisortiinae
Genus: Barycypraea
Species: B. fultoni
Binomial name
Barycypraea fultoni
(Sowerby III, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bernaya fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903)
  • Cypraea fultoni Sowerby III, 1903

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

Contents

Subspecies and formae

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of East Africa and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527720.
  2. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi; accessed : 23 October 2010
  3. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi massieri; accessed : 23 October 2010
  4. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni fultoni; accessed : 23 October 2010
  5. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni miniatra; accessed : 23 October 2010