Serratovolva luteocincta

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

Serratovolva luteocincta
Shell of Serratovolva luteocincta (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:
Serratovolva
Species:
S. luteocincta
Binomial name
Serratovolva luteocincta
Celzard, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the China Seas at a depth of 180 m.

References
  1. Serratovolva luteocincta Celzard, 2008. WoRMS (2009). Serratovolva luteocincta Celzard, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430637 on 5 June 2010 .
  • Celzard, A. (2008). Description of a new species of Ovulidae (Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea) from East China Sea. Gloria Maris. 47(3), 61-64.
  • 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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