Callistocypraea nivosa
Species of gastropod
| Callistocypraea nivosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Callistocypraea |
| Species: | C. nivosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Callistocypraea nivosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Bengal along Myanmar and Thailand and in the Pacific Ocean along Sumatra.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b WoRMS. "Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
External links
- "Lyncina nivosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- Broderip, W. J. (1827). Description of some new and rare shells. The Zoological Journal. 3: 81-85
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