Ericusa sowerbyi
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Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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Subfamily: | Cymbiinae
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Species: | E. sowerbyi
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Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)
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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[]
The size of the shell varies between 95 mm and 260 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off East and South Australia and off Tasmania.
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- "Ericusa sowerbyi sowerbyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
Categories:
- Volutidae
- Gastropods described in 1839
- Volutidae stubs