Margovula pyriformis

Margovula pyriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Prionovolvinae
Genus:	Margovula
Species:	M. pyriformis
Binomial name
	Margovula pyriformis; (Sowerby, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
	Amphiperas pyrulinus A. Adams, 1854; Ovulum pyriformis Sowerby, 1828;

Margovula pyriformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description

Margovula pyriformis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). WoRMS (2009). Margovula pyriformis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430596 on 5 June 2010 .

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