Cypraeovula castanea

Cypraeovula castanea is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies
Cypraeovula castanea castanea (Higgins, 1868)
Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved in Liltved, 2000
Cypraeovula castanea malani Lorenz & de Bruin, 2009

Description

Distribution

References

 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 60

External links

Category:Cypraeidae
Category:Gastropods described in 1868