Cyphoma christahemmenae

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

Cyphoma christahemmenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
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

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

Habitat

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

References
  1. 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. 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


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