Crenavolva janae

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Crenavolva janae
Crenavolva janae (MNHN-IM-2000-21237).jpeg
Shell of Crenavolva janae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Crenavolva
Species:
C. janae
Binomial name
Crenavolva janae
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Crenavolva janae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References

  1. Crenavolva janae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 . WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva janae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010 .