Sandalia meyeriana
Sandalia meyeriana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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| Species: | S. meyeriana |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 14.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- Sandalia meyeriana (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Sandalia meyeriana (Cate, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430624 on 5 June 2010 .
- Cate C.N. (1978). New species of Ovulidae and reinstatement of Margovula pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854). The Nautilus 92(4): 160-167
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
External links
- Cate C.N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. The Veliger. 15 (supplement): 1-117
- Cate C.N. (1978). Recently discovered new species of Ovulidae chiefly from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Venus. 37(4): 191-204
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