Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Simniinae Scientific name Cyphoma macumba Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Ovulidae Genus Cyphoma Higher classification Cyphoma | |
Similar Cyphoma, Ovulidae, Cyphoma signatum, Ovula costellata | ||
Cyphoma macumba 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
Endemic to Brazil - from Ceará to Rio de Janeiro State (belonged to the Bahian Subprovince, including Abrolhos archipelago, according to Petuchi, 2013).
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 32.5 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.
References
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