Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Prionovolvinae Scientific name Pseudosimnia carnea Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ovulidae Genus Pseudosimnia Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Pseudosimnia adriatica, Simnia, Simnia spelta, Primovula, Ovula costellata | ||
Pseudosimnia carnea, common name the dwarf red 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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Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 19 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, off Northwest Africa; off the West Indies.
References
Pseudosimnia carnea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA