Callistocypraea nivosa

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

Callistocypraea nivosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Callistocypraea
Species:
C. nivosa
Binomial name
Callistocypraea nivosa
(Broderip, 1827)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827
  • Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827)

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Bengal along Myanmar and Thailand and in the Pacific Ocean along Sumatra.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248583 on 2021-05-23
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
  • "Lyncina nivosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  • Broderip, W. J. (1827). Description of some new and rare shells. The Zoological Journal. 3: 81-85


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