Biology:Notocypraea angustata

Notocypraea angustata
	A dorsal view of the shell of Notocypraea angustata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Notocypraea
Species:	N. angustata
Binomial name
	Notocypraea angustata; Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
	Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791; Cypraea angustata globosa Vayssière, 1910; Cypraea angustata var. albata Beddome, 1898; Cypraea castanea Anderson, 1836; Cypraea maculata Perry, 1811; Erronea angustata (Gmelin, 1791); Notocypraea bicolor emblema Iredale, 1931; Notocypraea verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932; Thelxinovum molleri Iredale, 1931;

Short description: Species of gastropod

Notocypraea angustata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Distribution

This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia .

Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21

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Notocypraea angustata

A dorsal view of the shell of Notocypraea angustata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Notocypraea
Species:	N. angustata
Binomial name
*Notocypraea angustata* Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea angustata globosa Vayssière, 1910 Cypraea angustata var. albata Beddome, 1898 Cypraea castanea Anderson, 1836 Cypraea maculata Perry, 1811 Erronea angustata (Gmelin, 1791) Notocypraea bicolor emblema Iredale, 1931 Notocypraea verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932 Thelxinovum molleri Iredale, 1931