Cuspivolva allynsmithi

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

Cuspivolva allynsmithi
Apertural view of Cuspivolva allynsmithi
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. allynsmithi
Binomial name
Cuspivolva allynsmithi
(Cate, 1978)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crenavolva chinensis Qi Zong-Yan & Ma Xiu-Tong, 1983

References
  1. Cuspivolva allynsmithi (Cate, 1978). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva allynsmithi (Cate, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430726 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.


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