Ericusa sowerbyi
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Ericusa |
Species: | E. sowerbyi
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Binomial name | |
Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ericusa sowerbyi, common name the spindle-shaped volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 95 mm and 260 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off East and South Australia and off Tasmania.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2011.
- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links[edit]
- "Ericusa sowerbyi sowerbyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2011.