Cuspivolva cuspis

Cuspivolva cuspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Prionovolvinae
Genus: Cuspivolva
Species: C. cuspis
Binomial name
Cuspivolva cuspis
(Cate, 1973)
Synonyms[1]

Crenavolva cuspis Cate, 1973

Cuspivolva cuspis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description

They have a shaft-like body, propelled by two spheres at one end that stick to the ground so that it may inch along. Its head resembles the top of a mushroom, but is pink with a small hole at the top through which to eat.

References

  1. 1 2 Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva cuspis (Cate, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432361 on 5 June 2010.

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