Cuspivolva cuspis

Cuspivolva cuspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Prionovolvinae
Genus:	Cuspivolva
Species:	C. cuspis
Binomial name
	Cuspivolva cuspis; (Cate, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
	Crenavolva cuspis Cate, 1973;

Cuspivolva cuspis is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description

They have a shaft-like body, propelled by two spheres at one end that stick to the ground so that it may inch along. Its head resembles the top of a mushroom, but is pink with a small hole at the top through which to eat.

References

Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .

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[WoRMS-1] Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .