Cypraeovula edentula

Cypraeovula edentulata, common name : the toothless cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Cypraeovula edentula
A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula edentula, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula
Species:	C. edentula
Binomial name
Cypraeovula edentula Gray, 1825
Synonyms.[1]
Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825 Luponia edentula (Gray, 1825)

Description

Distribution

This marine species is distributed along Tanzania and the East Coast of South Africa.