Notocypraea angustata
| Notocypraea angustata | |
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| A dorsal view of the shell of Notocypraea angustata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Notocypraea |
| Species: | N. angustata |
| Binomial name | |
| Notocypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 | |
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Notocypraea angustata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Distribution
This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia.
References
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
- Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21