Aclyvolva lanceolata
Aclyvolva lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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| Subfamily: | Aclyvolvinae |
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| Species: | A. lanceolata |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 35 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off in the central Indo-Pacific area like for example in India, Japan, New Guinea[2] and New Caledonia.[3]
References
- Aclyvolva lanceolata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1848). WoRMS (2009). Aclyvolva lanceolata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431238 on 23 October 2011 .
- "Aclyvolva lanceolata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- http://www.endemia.nc/faune/fiche6621.html
- 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. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
External links
- "Aclyvolva lanceolata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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