Biology:Callistocypraea nivosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Callistocypraea nivosa
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C. nivosa
Binomial name
Callistocypraea nivosa
(Broderip, 1827)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827
  • Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827)

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

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Bengal along Myanmar and Thailand and in the Pacific Ocean along Sumatra.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248583 on 2021-05-23
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp

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