Simnialena rufa

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

Simnialena rufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
Genus:
Simnialena
Species:
S. rufa
Binomial name
Simnialena rufa
(Sowerby, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymbovula bratcherae Cate, 1973
  • Ovulum californicum Reeve, 1865
  • Ovulum inflexum Sowerby, 1832
  • Ovulum rufum Sowerby, 1832
  • Ovulum variabile Reeve, 1865
  • Simnia inflexa Schilder, 1941
  • Simnia rufa (Sowerby, 1832)

Description

References
  1. Simnialena rufa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1832). WoRMS (2009). Simnialena rufa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430998 on 5 June 2010 .


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