Volutharpa nipponkaiensis

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Volutharpa nipponkaiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Volutharpa
Species:
V. nipponkaiensis
Binomial name
Volutharpa nipponkaiensis
Habe & Ki. Ito, 1980
Synonyms [1]

Volutharpa ampullacea nipponkaiensisHabe & Ki. Ito, 1980

Contents

Volutharpa nipponkaiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [1]

Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 34 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volutharpa nipponkaiensis Habe & Ki. Ito, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1304131 on 2023-07-04