Biology:Ovatipsa coloba

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ovatipsa coloba
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.182760 - Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) - Cypraeidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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O. coloba
Binomial name
Ovatipsa coloba
(Melvill, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888 (basionym)

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

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Chagos.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). WoRMS (2009). Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530883 on 11 October 2010 .
  • Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey

Wikidata ☰ Q7113282 entry