Prionovolva freemani
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| Species: | P. freemani
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| Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
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Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) | |
Prionovolva freemani 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 4 mm and 8 mm
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa
References
- ^ a b Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432260 on 20 January 2011 .
- 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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