Volegalea dirki
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| Species: | V. dirki
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Pugilina dirki Nolf, 2007 (original combination) | |
Volegalea dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[2]
Description[]
The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.
References[]
- ^ Nolf (2007). Neptunea 6 (1) : 1-19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Volegalea dirki. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754351 on 2015-12-02
- Landau B. & Vermeij G.J. (2013) A new species of Pugilina (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Melongeninae) from the Lower Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Basteria 77(4-6): 89-95.
External links[]
- "Pugilina dirki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
Categories:
- Volegalea dirki
- Gastropods described in 2007
- Hypsogastropoda stubs