Testudovolva nipponensis

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

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

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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. ^ a b 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.