Cyphoma christahemmenae

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Cyphoma christahemmenae is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Cyphoma christahemmenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Cyphoma
Species:
C. christahemmenae
Binomial name
Cyphoma christahemmenae
(Fehse, 1997)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoma roamorales Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001
  • Pseudocyphoma christahemmenae Fehse, 1997 (original combination)

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 31.4 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 16 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430875 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks