- Cyphoma sedlaki
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Cyphoma sedlaki Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Cypraeoidea Family: Ovulidae Subfamily: Simniinae Genus: Cyphoma Species: C. sedlaki Binomial name Cyphoma sedlaki
Cate, 1979Cyphoma sedlaki 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 26.9 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2]
References
- ^ Cyphoma sedlaki Cate, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Cyphoma sedlaki Cate, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430870 on 5 June 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.
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