Naviculavolva massierorum
| Naviculavolva massierorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Simniinae |
| Genus: | Naviculavolva |
| Species: | N. massierorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Cymbovula massierorum Fehse, 1999 | |
Naviculavolva massierorum 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 7 mm and 19 mm
Distribution
This species is distribute din the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). WoRMS (2009). Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431019 on 10 November 2010.
- - Fehse D. (1999). Studies on Ovulidae and Triviidae of Mozambique and Réunion. La Conchiglia 31(292): 47-55, 63
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany