Barycypraea fultoni

Barycypraea fultoni
Apertural views of shells of Barycypraea fultoni (left) and Bernaya teulerei (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Subfamily:	Gisortiinae
Genus:	Barycypraea
Species:	B. fultoni
Binomial name
Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
Bernaya fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) Cypraea fultoni Sowerby III, 1903

Barycypraea fultoni is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Subspecies and formae

• Barycypraea fultoni amorimi Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1990 ^[2]
  • Barycypraea fultoni amorimi massieri (f) Lorenz, F. Jr., 1991 ^[3]
• Barycypraea fultoni fultoni (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903) ^[4]
• Barycypraea fultoni miniatra Raybaudi Massilia, G., 1988 ^[5]

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of East Africa and South Africa.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527720.
2. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi; accessed : 23 October 2010
3. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni amorimi massieri; accessed : 23 October 2010
4. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni fultoni; accessed : 23 October 2010
5. ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea fultoni miniatra; accessed : 23 October 2010

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