Cyphoma mcgintyi

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

Cyphoma mcgintyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
Genus:
Cyphoma
Species:
C. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Cyphoma mcgintyi
Pilsbry, 1939
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987
  • Cyphoma robustior Bayer, 1941

This species has become a synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 39.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.8 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 90 m.[3]

References
  1. Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939. WoRMS (2010). Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419729 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. Reijnen B.T. & van der Meij S.E.T. (2017). "Coat of many colours—DNA reveals polymorphism of mantle patterns and colouration in Caribbean Cyphoma Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda, Ovulidae)". PeerJ5:e3018
  3. 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.


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