Voluta hilli

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Voluta hilli
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Shell of Voluta hilli (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Volutinae
Genus: Voluta
Species:
V. hilli
Binomial name
Voluta hilli
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms [1]
  • Falsilyria hilliPetuch, 1987
  • Voluta polypleura hilli(Petuch, 1987)

Voluta hilli is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 61.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic from the Gorda Bank to the Cajones and Bercero Cays, off Honduras.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Voluta hilli (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1363614 on 2023-06-29