Cuspivolva tigris, known commonly as the Tiger egg cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Cuspivolva |
| Species: | C. tigris
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| Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971)
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Description
editThe adult size is about 1.5 cm length.[2] The shell is yellow to orange and as an oblong shape marked with lateral fine grooves. The mantle can cover entirely the shell and its colour is yellowish to orange with lateral lines outlined with white. The foot has the colouration as the mantle with small black dots.
Distribution
editThe Tiger egg cowry is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430739 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ a b "SOUS LES MERS : Cuspivolva tigris - ovule tigre".
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