Cyphoma intermedium

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Cyphoma intermedium
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.187111 - Cyphoma intermedium (Sowerby, 1828) - Ovulidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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. intermedium
Binomial name
Cyphoma intermedium
(Sowerby, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoma gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1987
  • Ovula seccato Sowerby, 1834
  • Ovulum intermedia Sowerby, 1828 (error in gender)
  • Phenacovolva lindae Petuch, 1987
  • Pseudocyphoma abbotti (Cate, 1973)
  • Pseudocyphoma intermedium (Sowerby, 1828)
  • Pseudocyphoma kathiewayae Cate, C.N., 1973
  • Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum Petuch, E.J., 1987
  • Phenacovolva lindae Petuch, E.J., 1987
  • Pseudocyphoma rosenbergi Fehse, 2001

Cyphoma intermedium, common name : intermediate egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 50 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Eastern Florida, Brazil.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 November 2010 .
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany

External links[]

  • "Cyphoma intermedia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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