Species of gastropod
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]
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.
References
- ^ a b Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). WoRMS (2009). Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 November 2010 .
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany
External links
- "Cyphoma intermedia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
