Cypraeovula edentula

Cypraeovula edentulata, common name : the toothless cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Cypraeovula edentula
A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula edentula, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Cypraeovula
Species:
C. edentulata
Binomial name
Cypraeovula edentula
Gray, 1825
Synonyms.[1]
  • Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825
  • Luponia edentula (Gray, 1825)

Distribution

This marine species is distributed along Tanzania and the East Coast of South Africa.

References
  1. Cypraeovula edentula Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1959). The cowries of the East African Coast: Supplement II. JEANHS XXIII (100): 130–134
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