Cyphoma roamoralesi

Cyphoma roamoralesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Simniinae
Genus: Cyphoma
Species: C. roamoralesi
Binomial name
Cyphoma roamoralesi
Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001[1]

Cyphoma roamoralesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[2]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31.4 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 16 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ Cyphoma roamoralesi Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001. WoRMS (2010). Cyphoma roamoralesi Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001. 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=457816 on 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.