| Phenacovolva morrisoni | |
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| Shell of Phenacovolva morrisoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Phenacovolva |
| Species: | P. morrisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Phenacovolva morrisoni Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 | |
Phenacovolva morrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 19.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the South China Sea off the Spratly Islands.
References
- ↑ Phenacovolva morrisoni Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva morrisoni Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431229 on 5 June 2010 .
- Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D., 2009 The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae, p. 651 pp
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