Naviculavolva massierorum

Naviculavolva massierorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Simniinae
Genus:	Naviculavolva
Species:	N. massierorum
Binomial name
Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
Cymbovula massierorum Fehse, 1999

Naviculavolva massierorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 19 mm

Distribution

This species is distribute din the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). WoRMS (2009). Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431019 on 10 November 2010.

• - Fehse D. (1999). Studies on Ovulidae and Triviidae of Mozambique and Réunion. La Conchiglia 31(292): 47-55, 63
• Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany

External links

• Gastropods.com : Naviculavolva massierorum; accessed : 10 November 2010