Biology:Prionovolva brevis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Prionovolva |
| Species: | P. brevis
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| Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
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Prionovolva brevis 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 6 mm and 22 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan , Taiwan, the Philippines , Papua New Guinea and New South Wales, Australia and in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prionovolva brevis. WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva brevis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430582 on 20 January 2011 .
- Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117.
External links
- "Prionovolva brevis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_5505.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7245395 entry
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