Crenavolva philippei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Crenavolva philippei | |
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| Shell of Crenavolva philippei (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Crenavolva |
| Species: | C. philippei
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| Crenavolva philippei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 8.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
edit- ^ Crenavolva philippei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva philippei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430703 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