Cypraeovula cruickshanki

Cypraeovula cruickshanki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula
Species:	C. cruickshanki
Binomial name
	Cypraeovula cruickshanki; (Kilburn, 1972)
Synonyms
	Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972;

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Cypraeovula cruickshanki is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Description

This globular species attains a size of 30 mm.

Distribution

Durban, at 430 m. depth.

References

^ ^a ^b Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1–2.

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[Kilburn1972-1] Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1–2.

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