Cyphoma intermedium
Species of gastropod
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Cyphoma intermedium, common name : intermediate egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Cyphoma |
| Species: | C. intermedium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphoma intermedium (Sowerby, 1828) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 18 mm and 50 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Eastern Florida, Brazil.