Pseudosimnia adriatica
Species of gastropod
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Pseudosimnia adriatica, common name the Adriatic egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Pseudosimnia adriatica | |
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| Two views of a shell of Pseudosimnia adriatica (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Pseudosimnia |
| Species: | P. adriatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudosimnia adriatica (Sowerby I, 1828) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 and 28 mm (0.59 and 1.10 in).[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Mediterranean and in the adjacent Atlantic Ocean.[2]
