| Volegalea dirki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Melongenidae |
| Genus: | Volegalea |
| Species: | V. dirki |
| Binomial name | |
| Volegalea dirki (Nolf, 2007) [1] | |
| Synonyms. [2] | |
Pugilina dirkiNolf, 2007 (original combination) | |
Volegalea dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies. [2]
The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.
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