- Source: Cyphoma emarginatum
Cyphoma emarginatum, common name : the Emarginate Cyphoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Description
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.
References
Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117
Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
External links
"Cyphoma emarginata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
