Notovoluta kreuslerae

Notovoluta kreuslerae
Notovoluta kreuslerae shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Notovoluta
Species:
N. kreuslerae
Binomial name
Notovoluta kreuslerae
(Angas, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Voluta kreuslerae Angas, 1865 (basionym)

Notovoluta kreuslerae, common name : Kreusler's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed along South Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Notovoluta kreuslerae (Angas, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2011.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl
  • "Notovoluta kreuslerae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.


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