Callistocypraea broderipii

Callistocypraea broderipii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Callistocypraea broderipii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Callistocypraea
Species:
C. broderipii
Binomial name
Callistocypraeabroderipii
(Gray in Sowerby, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832
  • Lyncina broderipii (Gray, 1832)

Description

Callistocypraea broderipii are typically between 60mm and 90mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Callistocypraea broderipii (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248585 on 2021-05-23
  2. "Lyncina broderipii". Conchology.
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
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