Cyphoma aureocinctum
| Cyphoma aureocinctum | |
|---|---|
| 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. aureocinctum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the Gold-banded Egg Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419726 on 11 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
Further reading
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1-117
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
External links
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