Lunovula superstes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]

Lunovula superstes
Shell of Lunovula superstes (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Lunovula
Species:
L. superstes
Binomial name
Lunovula superstes
(Dolin, 1991)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraeopsis superstes Dolin, 1991
  • Lunovula venusta Tsuchida & Kurozumi, 1999<

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lunovula superstes (Dolin, 1991). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  • 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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