Cypraeovula cruickshanki
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Cypraeovula cruickshanki | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Cypraeovula |
Species: | C. cruickshanki |
Binomial name | |
Cypraeovula cruickshanki (Kilburn, 1972)[1] | |
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Cypraeovula cruickshanki is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description[edit]
This globular species attains a size of 30 mm.
Distribution[edit]
Durban, at 430 m. depth.
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