Ovatipsa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| A live Ovatipsa chinensis with its mantle fully extended | |
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| Five views of a shell of Ovatipsa chinensis | |
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| Genus: | Ovatipsa Iredale, 1931
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Ovatipsa include:
- Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888)
- Ovatipsa rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)
References
edit- ^ Ovatipsa. WoRMS (2010). Ovatipsa. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391309 on 11 October 2010 .
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