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]

Aclyvolva lanceolata
Apertural view of Aclyvolva lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Aclyvolvinae
Genus:
Aclyvolva
Species:
A. lanceolata
Binomial name
Aclyvolva lanceolata
(Sowerby, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ovula rosea Rossiter, 1883
  • Ovulum lanceolatum Sowerby, 1848

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]

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References
  1. 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 .
  2. "Aclyvolva lanceolata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. 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


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