Cypraeovula cruickshanki
Species of gastropod
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Cypraeovula cruickshanki is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
| Cypraeovula cruickshanki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Cypraeovula |
| Species: | C. cruickshanki |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypraeovula cruickshanki | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
This globular species attains a size of 30 mm.
Distribution
Durban, at 430 m. depth.
