Cymbovula acicularis

Cymbovula acicularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.^[1]

Cymbovula acicularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Cymbovula
Species:	C. acicularis
Binomial name
Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810)
Synonyms[1]
Bulla secale Dillwyn, 1817 Cymbovula bahamensis (Cate, 1973) Cymbula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810) Cymbula bahamensis Cate, 1973 (original combination) Neosimnia acicularis (Lamarck, 1811) Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1810 Ovulum acicularis (Lamarck, 1811) Radius acicularis (Lamarck, 1811) Simnia acicularis (Lamarck, 1811) Volva acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 60 m.^[2]