Fulgoraria kaoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Fulgoraria kaoae
Shell of Fulgoraria kaoae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Fulgoraria
Subgenus: Fulgoraria (Fulgoraria)
Species:
F. kaoae
Binomial name
Fulgoraria kaoae
Bail, 2008
Synonyms

Fulgoraria (Fulgoraria) kaoae Bail, 2008· accepted, alternate representation

Description

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The length of the shell attains 72.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

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  • Bail, P., 2008. A new species of Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the bathyal Taiwanese water. Novapex 9(4): 165-170