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
Gray, 1825
Synonyms.[1]
  • Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825
  • Luponia edentula (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[edit]

Distribution[edit]

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

References[edit]

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