Cymbovula acicularis

Cymbovula acicularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Cymbovula acicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
Genus:
Cymbovula
Species:
C. acicularis
Binomial name
Cymbovula acicularis
(Lamarck, 1810)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bulla secale Dillwyn, 1817
  • Cymbovula bahamensis (Cate, 1973)
  • Cymbula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810)
  • Cymbula bahamensis Cate, 1973 (original combination)
  • Neosimnia acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1810
  • Ovulum acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Radius acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Simnia acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Volva acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 60 m.[2]

References
  1. Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810). WoRMS (2009). Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419725 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
  • Rios, E.C. (1994) Seashells of Brazil. 2nd Edition. Fundaçao Cidade do Rio Grande, Fundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Museu Oceanográphico, Rio Grande, RS, XII, Rio Grande, Brazil, 368 pp., 113 pls.


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