Lunovula cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]

Lunovula cancellata
Shell of Lunovula cancellata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Lunovula
Species:
L. cancellata
Binomial name
Lunovula cancellata
Lorenz, 2007

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.4 millimetres (0.25 in).
Size: 3.9 - 9 mm
Locality: Solomons; Philippines; Réunion
Shell ID: 52269

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Solomon Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Lunovula cancellata Lorenz, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  • Lorenz F. (2007) Two new species of Lunovula (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Ovulidae) from New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. Visaya 2(1): 64–69.
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.