Cymbovula acicularis
Cymbovula acicularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe.
References
- Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810). WoRMS (2009). Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419725 on 5 June 2010 .
- Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
- Rios, E.C. (1994) Seashells of Brazil. 2nd Edition. Fundaçao Cidade do Rio Grande, Fundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Museu Oceanográphico, Rio Grande, RS, XII, Rio Grande, Brazil, 368 pp., 113 pls.
External links
- Lamarck, J.B.M.de. (1811). [Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés.] Continuation du genre Porcelaine, et genre Ovule. (Ovula.). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 16: 109–114
- Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Reijnen B.T., Hoeksema B.W. & Gittenberger E. (2010) Host specificity and phylogenetic relationships among Atlantic Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Contributions to Zoology 79(2): 69–78
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