Lyncina broderipii

Lyncina broderipii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Lyncina broderipii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Lyncina
Species:
L. broderipii
Binomial name
Lyncina broderipii
Gray in Sowerby, 1832
Synonyms
  • Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832

Description

Lyncina broderipii are typically between 60mm and 90mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius.

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References
  1. Lyncina broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. WoRMS (2009). Lyncina broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216832 on 11 October 2010 .
  2. ", Lyncina broderipii | Conchology".


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