Dentiovula dorsuosa

Dentiovula dorsuosa is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Dentiovula dorsuosa
A live individual of Dentiovula dorsuosa, in situ on its prey species, in Metinaro, East Timor.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Dentiovula
Species:
D. dorsuosa
Binomial name
Dentiovula dorsuosa
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ovulum dorsuosum Hinds, 1844

References
  1. Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds, 1844). WoRMS (2009). Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430767 on 5 June 2010 .


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