Cyphoma macumba

Cyphoma macumba
Cyphoma macumba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Simniinae
Genus: Cyphoma
Species: C. macumba
Binomial name
Cyphoma macumba
Petuch, 1979

Cyphoma macumba 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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 32.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cyphoma macumba Petuch, 1979. WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma macumba Petuch, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430867 on 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ 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.

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