Testudovolva freemani
Species of gastropod
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Testudovolva freemani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Testudovolva freemani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Testudovolva |
| Species: | T. freemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Prionovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) | |
Description
The shell size varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa