Voluta hornesi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Voluta hornesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Volutinae
Genus: Voluta
Species:
V. hornesi
Binomial name
Voluta hornesi
Deshayes, 1865
Synonyms[1]

Plejona hornesi (Deshayes, 1865) ·

Description

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The length of the shell attains 68 mm, its diameter 25 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in France

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Voluta hornesi Deshayes, 1865 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1569487 on 2023-06-29
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