Phenacovolva brevirostris

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Phenacovolva brevirostris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Phenacovolva
Species:
P. brevirostris
Binomial name
Phenacovolva brevirostris
(Schumacher, 1817)
Synonyms [1]

Phenacovolva brevirostris 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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References

  1. 1 2 Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817) . WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431220 on 5 June 2010 .