Procalpurnus lacteus

Procalpurnus lacteus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Procalpurnus lacteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Procalpurnus
Species:
P. lacteus
Binomial name
Procalpurnus lacteus
(Lamarck, 1810)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calpurnus lacteus Lamarck, 1810
  • Ovula lactea Lamarck, 1810
  • Ovula lactea Paetel, 1887
  • Ovulum album Dufo, 1840

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Procalpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810). WoRMS (2009). Procalpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216906 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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