Vanikoro cuvieriana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vanikoridae |
| Genus: | Vanikoro |
| Species: | V. cuvieriana
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| Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845)
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Vanikoro cuvieriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 2.5 mm and 10 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and in the Central Pacific Ocean.
References[]
- ^ Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208537 on 14 April 2011 .
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Kabat A.R., Finet Y. & Way K. (1997) Catalogue of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by C.A. Récluz, including the location of the type specimens. Apex 12(1): 15-26
External links[]
- "Vanikoro cuvieriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
Categories:
- Vanikoridae
- Gastropods described in 1845
- Vanikoridae stubs