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Ovatipsa rashleighana

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Ovatipsa rashleighana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Ovatipsa
Species:
O. rashleighana
Binomial name
Ovatipsa rashleighana
(Melvill, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Blasicrura rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)
  • Cypraea rashleighana Melvill, 1888 (basionym)
  • Talostolida rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)

Ovatipsa rashleighana is a species of cowry, a marine gastropod in the family Cypraeidae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.[1][2]

Subspecues
  • Ovatipsa rashleighana pseudoteres (Lorenz & Barbier, 1992)
  • Ovatipsa rashleighana rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)

References

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  1. ^ Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ovatipsa rashleighana (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597576 on 2020-01-25