Amonovula
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| Amonovula | |
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| File:Gorgonian egg cowrie (Prosimnia piriei) (49257991831).jpg | |
| Amonovula piriei may be difficult to spot. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Amonovula Fehse, 2019 |
| Species: | A. piriei
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| Binomial name | |
| Amonovula piriei (Petuch, 1973)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amonovula is a monotypic genus[2] of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries
Species
Distribution
It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, living in association with a gorgonian; its colour varies so that it matches the colouring of its host gorgonian.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, Philippe (2021). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Amonovula piriei (Petuch, 1973)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe (2021). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Amonovula Fehse, 2019". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Fehse D. (2019). Contributions to the knowledge of the Ovulidae, XXVII. New generic assignment for Primovula piriei Petuch, 1973 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Conchylia. 50(1-4): 33–38.Error: "Q86847641" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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