Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Simniinae Scientific name Cyphoma aureocinctum Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Ovulidae Genus Cyphoma Higher classification Cyphoma | |
Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.
References
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