Ovatipsa coloba
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Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888)
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Ovatipsa coloba is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description[]
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Chagos.
References[]
- ^ a b Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). WoRMS (2009). Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530883 on 11 October 2010 .
- Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1888
- Cypraeidae stubs