Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins 1868) articles

Cypraeovula castanea

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

The length of the shell attains 28.9 mm.

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

^ ^a ^b Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). Bouchet, P. (2010). Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458730 on 5 June 2010 .

Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 60
Higgins E.T. (1868). Description of six new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1868): 178-180 , pl. 14
Higgins E.T. (1868). Description of six new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1868): 178-180 , pl. 14

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