Austrasiatica langfordi
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| Species: | A. langfordi
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| Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
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Nesiocypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) | |
Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
- Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002)
- Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi (Kuroda, T., 1938)
- Austrasiatica langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, F.A., 1965)
Description
The shell size varies between 37 mm and 70 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Northern Australia.
References
- ^ 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 .
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
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