Cyphoma versicolor

Cyphoma versicolor
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. versicolor
Binomial name
Cyphoma versicolor
Fehse, 2003[1]

Cyphoma versicolor 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 21 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 45 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 50 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fehse. 2003. La Conchiglia, 35 (308) : 11-39. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003. WoRMS (2010). Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396011 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.