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Vanikoro cuvieriana

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Vanikoro cuvieriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Vanikoro
Species:
V. cuvieriana
Binomial name
Vanikoro cuvieriana
(Recluz, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Sigaretus cuvierianus Recluz, 1844 (basionym)
  • Vanikoro rosea Recluz, 1845

Vanikoro cuvieriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 2.5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and in the Central Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Vanikoro cuvieriana (Recluz, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208537 on 14 April 2011 .
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Kabat A.R., Finet Y. & Way K. (1997) Catalogue of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by C.A. Récluz, including the location of the type specimens. Apex 12(1): 15-26
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  • "Vanikoro cuvieriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.