Notocypraea angustata

Notocypraea angustata
Notocypraea angustata
A dorsal view of the shell of Notocypraea angustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Notocypraea
Species: N. angustata
Binomial name
Notocypraea angustata
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
  • Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791
  • Cypraea angustata globosa Vayssière, 1910
  • Cypraea angustata var. albata Beddome, 1898
  • Cypraea castanea Anderson 1836
  • Cypraea maculata Perry 1811
  • Erronea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Notocypraea bicolor emblema Iredale, 1931
  • Notocypraea verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932
  • Thelxinovum molleri Iredale, 1931

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

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Distribution

This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia.

References

  • Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
  • Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21

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