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Cypraeovula capensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cypraeoidea

Genus
  
Cypraeovula

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Cypraeidae

Scientific name
  
Cypraeovula capensis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cypraeovula, Cypraeovula fuscorubra, Notocypraea angustata, Pseudozonaria annettae, Pseudozonaria arabicula

Cypraeovula capensis, common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

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Subspecies

The following subspecies are accepted :

  • Cypraeovula capensis archilyra Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
  • Cypraeovula capensis capensis (Gray, 1828)
  • Cypraeovula capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1993
  • Cypraeovula capensis gorda Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
  • Distribution

    This species is distributed along the East Coast of South Africa

    References

    Cypraeovula capensis Wikipedia