Prionovolva freemani
| Prionovolva freemani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Prionovolvinae |
| Genus: | Prionovolva |
| Species: | P. freemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Prionovolva freemani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 4 mm and 8 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa
References
- 1 2 Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432260 on 20 January 2011.
- 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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