Volegalea dirki

Volegalea dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[2]

Volegalea dirki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Melongenidae
Genus:
Volegalea
Species:
V. dirki
Binomial name
Volegalea dirki
(Nolf, 2007)[1]
Synonyms

Pugilina dirki Nolf, 2007 (original combination)

Description

The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.

References
  1. Nolf (2007). Neptunea 6 (1) : 1-19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Volegalea dirki. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754351 on 2015-12-02
  • Landau B. & Vermeij G.J. (2013) A new species of Pugilina (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Melongeninae) from the Lower Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Basteria 77(4-6): 89-95.
  • "Pugilina dirki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.


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