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DeutschPrimovula roseomaculata
| Primovula roseomaculata | |
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| A live individual of Primovula roseomaculata in situ, head end towards the upper right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Primovula |
| Species: | P. roseomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Primovula roseomaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
As is the case in most ovulids, in life, the mantle completely covers the shell almost all of the time.
References
[edit]- ^ WoRMS (2009). Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430712 on 2010-05-24