Notovoluta kreuslerae, common name : Kreusler's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
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| Notovoluta kreuslerae (Angas, 1865)
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Voluta kreuslerae Angas, 1865 (basionym) | |
Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 100 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed along South Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b Notovoluta kreuslerae (Angas, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 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
edit- "Notovoluta kreuslerae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.