Volutoconus coniformis

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]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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.

## External links

* Gastropods.com : Volutoconus coniformis; accessed : 3 April 2011

Wikidata ☰ Q6782981 entry

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