Diminovula culmen
Species of gastropod
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Diminovula culmen is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Diminovula culmen | |
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| A false cowry (Diminovula culmen) inhabiting a soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Diminovula |
| Species: | D. culmen |
| Binomial name | |
| Diminovula culmen (Cate, 1973) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off East Africa and in the Central Pacific.
