Callistocypraea broderipii

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Callistocypraea broderipii
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C. broderipii
Binomial name
Callistocypraeabroderipii
(Gray in Sowerby, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832
  • Lyncina broderipii (Gray, 1832)

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

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Callistocypraea broderipii (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248585 on 2021-05-23
  2. ^ "Lyncina broderipii". Conchology.
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp