Ericusa sericata

Ericusa sericata, common name : the silk-like volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Ericusa sericata
Ericusa sericata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Cymbiinae
Genus:
Ericusa
Species:
E. sericata
Binomial name
Ericusa sericata
Thornley, 1951

Description

The size of the shell varies between 75 mm and 125 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

References
  1. Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
  • "Ericusa sericata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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