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Volutoconus coniformis

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Volutoconus coniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Amoriinae
Genus:
Volutoconus
Species:
V. coniformis
Binomial name
Volutoconus coniformis
(Cox, 1871)
Synonyms[1]

Voluta coniformis Cox, 1871 (basionym)

Volutoconus coniformis, common name : the Cone-shaped 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 50 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Coral Sea along Northwest Australia.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Volutoconus coniformis (Cox, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.

Wikidata ☰ Q6782981 entry




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