Crenavolva philippei

Crenavolva philippei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Crenavolva philippei
Shell of Crenavolva philippei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Crenavolva
Species:
C. philippei
Binomial name
Crenavolva philippei
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References
  1. Crenavolva philippei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva philippei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430703 on 5 June 2010 .
  • Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D., 2009 - The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae, p. 651 pp


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