Pseudocypraea exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
| Pseudocypraea exquisita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocypraea |
| Species: | P. exquisita
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocypraea exquisita Petuch, 1979
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Description
editOriginal description: (Shell) "Thin, small, ovately pyriform; dorsum humped; body whorl with numerous fine, evenly spaced spiral threads; outer lip thickened, smooth, shiny; anterior and posterior terminals well produced, prominent; aperture narrow; columella and base smooth and polished; outer lip with 20 well developed teeth; columella with 24 fine teeth; posterior 5 labial teeth more developed than the others, projecting beyond lip margin; color pale tan with large, irregular patches of wine-red; base white with 2 pale red bands."[2]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "250 metres depth, off Panglao, Bohol Isl., Philippines."[3]
References
edit- ^ Pseudocypraea exquisita Petuch, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 6.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 6.