Cypraeovula edentulata, common name : the toothless cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Cypraeovula edentula
A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula edentula, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraeovula
Species:
C. edentula
Binomial name
Cypraeovula edentula
Gray, 1825
Synonyms.[1]
  • Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825
  • Luponia edentula (Gray, 1825)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is distributed along Tanzania and the East Coast of South Africa.

References

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  • Verdcourt, B. (1959). The cowries of the East African Coast: Supplement II. JEANHS XXIII (100): 130–134