Ampulla priamus

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Ampulla priamus
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A. priamus
Binomial name
Ampulla priamus
(Gmelin, 1791)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

This species lives in the West Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, only from Morocco to the Iberian peninsula.

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References

  1. Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.