Crenavolva janae

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Crenavolva janae
Crenavolva janae (MNHN-IM-2000-21237).jpeg
Shell of Crenavolva janae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Species:
C. janae
Binomial name
Crenavolva janae
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Crenavolva janae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ Crenavolva janae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva janae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .
  • Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D., 2009 The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae, p. 651


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