Cypraeovula capensis, common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are accepted :
- Cypraeovula capensis archilyra <small>Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006</small>
- Cypraeovula capensis capensis <small>(Gray, 1828)</small>
- Cypraeovula capensis cineracea <small>Aiken, 2016</small>
- Cypraeovula capensis gonubiensis <small>Massier, 1993</small>
- Cypraeovula capensis gorda <small>Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006</small>
- Cypraeovula capensis profundorum <small>Seccombe, 2003</small>
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the East Coast of South Africa.
References
- Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls.
- Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. iâÂÂvi, 1âÂÂ289.