Naviculavolva massierorum
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| Species: | N. massierorum
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Cymbovula massierorum Fehse, 1999 | |
Naviculavolva massierorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 19 mm
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Distribution
This species is distribute din the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). WoRMS (2009). Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431019 on 10 November 2010 .
- - Fehse D. (1999). Studies on Ovulidae and Triviidae of Mozambique and Réunion. La Conchiglia 31(292): 47-55, 63
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany
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