Volegalea alforum

Volegalea alforum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Melongenidae
Genus:	Volegalea
Species:	V. alforum
Binomial name
Volegalea alforum Thach, 2021

Volegalea alforum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volegalea alforum Thach, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1552587 on 2023-06-27

Sources

• Thach, N. N. (2021). New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp. page(s): 33, figs 206–208