Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Cyphoma aureocinctum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Cyphoma |
| Species: | C. aureocinctum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889)
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.[2]
Description edit
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.[2]
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Cyphoma aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Cyphoma aureocinctum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ 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.
Further reading edit
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.