Cyphoma aureocinctum

Cyphoma aureocinctum

Gold-banded egg shell

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Cyphoma aureocinctum

Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.

Appearance

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.

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The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.

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Distribution

Geography

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.

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Minimum recorded depth is 123 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.

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References

1. Cyphoma aureocinctum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyphoma_aureocinctum

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