Pseudosimnia wieseorum

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Pseudosimnia wieseorum
Scientific classification
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Prionovolvinae
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P. wieseorum
Binomial name
Pseudosimnia wieseorum
Lorenz, 1985

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

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References[]

  1. ^ Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. WoRMS (2009). Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430593 on 5 June 2010 .
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

External links[]

  • "Pseudosimnia wieseorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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