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. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Southeast USA and Brazil. Description The shell size varies between 16 mm and 27 mm. The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm. Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 123 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m. References Further reading Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117 Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany. Ovulidae Gastropods described in 1889 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of Brazil Gastropods of Cape Verde