Cypraeovula capensis
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| Species: | C. capensis
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| Cypraeovula capensis (Gray, 1828)
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Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828 (basionym) | |
Cypraeovula capensis, common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are accepted :[1]
- Cypraeovula capensis archilyra Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
- Cypraeovula capensis capensis (Gray, 1828)
- Cypraeovula capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1993
- Cypraeovula capensis gorda Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
Description
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Distribution
This species is distributed along the East Coast of South Africa
References
- ^ a b c Cypraeovula capensis. WoRMS (2009). Cypraeovula capensis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225225 on 11 October 2010 .
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