Austrasiatica langfordi
| Langford's cowry | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Austrasiatica |
| Species: | A. langfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nesiocypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) | |
Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
- Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002)
- Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi (Kuroda, T., 1938)
- Austrasiatica langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, F.A., 1965)
Description
The shell size varies between 37 mm and 70 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Northern Australia.
References
- ↑ Austrasiatica langfordi . WoRMS (2009). Austrasiatica langfordi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530898 on 1 January 2011.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
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