| Callistocypraea nivosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Callistocypraea |
| Species: | C. nivosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827) | |
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Callistocypraea nivosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Bengal along Myanmar and Thailand and in the Pacific Ocean along Sumatra.
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
External links
- "Lyncina nivosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- Broderip, W. J. (1827). Description of some new and rare shells. The Zoological Journal. 3: 81-85
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Callistocypraea nivosa | |
| Lyncina nivosa | |
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