''Diminovula caledonica'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
in the
family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Description
The length of the shell attains 13.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
New Caledonia
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References
* Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
External links
Crosse, H., 1871. Diagnoses Molluscorum Novae Caledoniae incolarum. Journal de Conchyliologie 19: 201-206
Ovulidae
Gastropods described in 1872
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