Pseudosimnia wieseorum
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| Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985
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Pseudosimnia wieseorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 16 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
External links
References
- ^ Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. WoRMS (2009). Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430593 on 5 June 2010 .
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.