Volva habei

Volva habei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Volva habei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Ovulinae
Genus:
Volva
Species:
V. habei
Binomial name
Volva habei
Oyama, 1961
Synonyms[1]
  • Ovulum volva Sowerby, 1830
  • Volva volva habei Oyama, 1961

Description

The size of the shell varies between 48 mm and 110 mm.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Japan.

References
  1. Volva habei Oyama, 1961. WoRMS (2009). Volva habei Oyama, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431081 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. "Volva habei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [


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