Barycypraea fultoni

Barycypraea fultoni
Apertural views of shells of Barycypraea fultoni (right) and Bernaya teulerei (left)
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 cowry found in the Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Africa, primarily off the coast of Mozambique.[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 (f) Raybaudi Massilia, G., 1988 [5]

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  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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