Cymbovula acicularis

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
	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);

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

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[]

^ ^a ^b 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 .
^ ^a ^b ^c 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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[WoRMS-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 .

[Welch_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.

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