Notovoluta kreuslerae

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

Notovoluta kreuslerae
Notovoluta kreuslerae shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Amoriinae
Genus:
Notovoluta
Species:
N. kreuslerae
Binomial name
Notovoluta kreuslerae
(Angas, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Voluta kreuslerae Angas, 1865 (basionym)

Description

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

Distribution

This species is distributed along South Australia.

References
  1. 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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