Macrocypraea cervinetta
Macrocypraea cervinetta, the little deer cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]
- Subspecies
- Macrocypraea cervinetta californica Lorenz, 2017
- Macrocypraea cervinetta cervinetta (Kiener, 1844)
| Macrocypraea cervinetta | |
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| A shell of Macrocypraea cervinetta from Panama, dorsal view, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Macrocypraea |
| Species: | M. cervinetta |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843 | |
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Description
The shells reaches about 40–110 millimetres (1.6–4.3 in) of length, with a width of about 15–50 millimetres (0.59–1.97 in). The shape of this cowry is elongated, its basic colour is light brown, with small whitish ocellated spots on the dorsum and dark brown apertural teeth. The dorsum shows also a few trasversal clearer bands and a longitudinal line.
 Macrocypraea cervinetta, side view |
 Macrocypraea cervinetta var. nana, Panama |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru including the Galapagos Islands. It is mainly encountered at low tide under corals and rocks.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578043 on 2021-06-01
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
- A. Myra Keen - Sea shells of tropical West America: marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru - Stanford University Press, 1971
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macrocypraea cervinetta.
- Kiener L.C. (1843-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 1. Famille des Enroulées. Genres Porcelaine (Cypraea), Linné, pp. 1-166, pl. 1-57
- Biolib
- "Macrocypraea cervinetta cervinetta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Simone L.R.L. & Cavallari D.C. (2020). A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species. PLOS ONE. 15(1): e0225963
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