Phenacovolva nectarea | |
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A live Phenacovolva nectarea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ovulidae |
Genus: | Phenacovolva |
Species: | P. nectarea |
Binomial name | |
Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale, 1930 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Phenacovolva nectarea 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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