Pseudosimnia nudelmani

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

Pseudosimnia nudelmani
Shell of Pseudosimnia nudelmani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Eocypraeinae
Genus:
Pseudosimnia
Species:
P. nudelmani
Binomial name
Pseudosimnia nudelmani
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.3 mm.

Distribution

The marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References
  1. Pseudosimnia nudelmani Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Pseudosimnia nudelmani Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430594 on 5 June 2010 .

    Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.


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