Testudovolva nipponensis

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

Testudovolva nipponensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Testudovolva
Species:
T. nipponensis
Binomial name
Testudovolva nipponensis
(Pilsbry, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ovula nipponensis Pilsbry, 1931
  • Prionovolva brevis Allan, 1956
  • Pseudosimnia kandai Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines.

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References
  1. Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913). WoRMS (2009). Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430569 on 20 January 2011 .
  • 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. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany


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