- Cyphoma aureocinctum
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Cyphoma aureocinctum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Cypraeoidea Family: Ovulidae Subfamily: Simniinae Genus: Cyphoma Species: C. aureocinctum Binomial name Cyphoma aureocinctum
(Dall, 1889)Synonyms[1] - Cyphoma aureocincta (Dall, 1899) (error in gender ending)
- Pseudocyphoma aereocinctum (Dall, 1899)
- Simnia aureocincta Dall, 1899
Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the Gold-banded Egg Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm[citation needed] and 27 mm.[citation needed]
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419726 on 11 November 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Further reading
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1-117
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
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