Carpiscula virginiae
| Carpiscula virginiae | |
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| Shell of Carpiscula virginiae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Carpiscula |
| Species: | C. virginiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 | |
Carpiscula virginiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Réunion.
References
- ^ Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430630 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