Austrasiatica langfordi
Appearance
Langford's cowry | |
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Shell of Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Austrasiatica |
Species: | A. langfordi
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Binomial name | |
Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
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Synonyms | |
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Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002)
- Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
- Austrasiatica langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, F.A., 1965)
- Austrasiatica langfordi poppeorum Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2017
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 37 mm and 70 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and Northern Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ Austrasiatica langfordi. WoRMS (2009). Austrasiatica langfordi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530898 on 1 January 2011 .
- Kuroda T. (1938). Two new Japanese cowries. Venus. 8(3–4): 129–133, pls 5–7
- Meyer, C.P. (2004) Toward comprehensiveness: Increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127–156.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
- Lorenz F. & Chiapponi M. (2017). The Philippine population of Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda 1938) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Acta Conchyliorum. 16: 69–75
External links
[edit]- "Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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