Volema paradisiaca
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Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798
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Volema paradisiaca, common name : the Pear Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1] This species may be a synonym of Volema pyrum.[1]
Description[]
The size of the adult shell varies between 40 mm and 52 mm. The shell is cream-colored (with top of the spire being darker) and somewhat pear-shaped, and is mostly smooth with faint ridges on the lower half of the body whorl. The shell of Volema paradisiaca lacks any knobs or spines.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania; in the Singapore Strait.
References[]
- ^ a b Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
External links[]
- "Volema paradisiaca". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Categories:
- Melongenidae
- Gastropods described in 1798
- Hypsogastropoda stubs