Cypraeovula edentula

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Cypraeovula edentula
A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula edentula, anterior end towards the right
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C. edentulata
Binomial name
Cypraeovula edentula
J. E. Gray, 1825
Synonyms.[1]
  • Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
  • Luponia edentula (J. E. Gray, 1825)

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]

Description

Distribution

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

References

  • Verdcourt, B. (1959). The cowries of the East African Coast: Supplement II. JEANHS XXIII (100): 130-134

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