Ovatipsa rashleighana

Ovatipsa rashleighana is a species of cowry, a marine gastropod in the family Cypraeidae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.[1][2]

Subspecues
  • Ovatipsa rashleighana pseudoteres (Lorenz & Barbier, 1992)
  • Ovatipsa rashleighana rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)

Ovatipsa rashleighana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Ovatipsa
Species:
O. rashleighana
Binomial name
Ovatipsa rashleighana
(Melvill, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Blasicrura rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)
  • Cypraea rashleighana Melvill, 1888 (basionym)
  • Talostolida rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)

References
  1. Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ovatipsa rashleighana (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597576 on 2020-01-25


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