Lyncina broderipii

Lyncina broderipii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Lyncina broderipii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Lyncina
Species:
L. broderipii
Binomial name
Lyncina broderipii
Gray in Sowerby, 1832
Synonyms
  • Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832

Description

Lyncina broderipii are typically between 60mm and 90mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius.

References
  1. Lyncina broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. WoRMS (2009). Lyncina broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216832 on 11 October 2010 .
  2. "Lyncina broderipii". Conchology.
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