Cyphoma aureocinctum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ovulidae |
Genus: | Cyphoma |
Species: | C. aureocinctum
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Binomial name | |
Cyphoma aureocinctum (
Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [1]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil. [2]
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm. [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm. [3]
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m. [3]