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.[1]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil.[2]
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.[2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.[3]
Minimum recorded depth is 123 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[3]
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.
Cyphoma aureocinctum is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Ovulidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1889 door Dall.
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