Carpiscula virginiae

Carpiscula virginiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Carpiscula virginiae
Shell of Carpiscula virginiae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Carpiscula
Species:
C. virginiae
Binomial name
Carpiscula virginiae
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Réunion.

References
  1. Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430630 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


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