Cyphoma emarginatum

Cyphoma emarginatum, common name : the Emarginate Cyphoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Cyphoma emarginatum
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. emarginatum
Binomial name
Cyphoma emarginatum
(Sowerby, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoma emarginata (Sowerby, 1830) (error in gender ending)
  • Cyphoma marginata Chenu, 1859
  • Ovulum emarginatum Sowerby, 1830

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Cyphoma emarginatum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma emarginatum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432295 on11 November 2010 .
  • 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.
  • "Cyphoma emarginata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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