Volutopsius castaneus

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Volutopsius castaneus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Volutopsius
Species:
V. castaneus
Binomial name
Volutopsius castaneus
(Mörch, 1858)

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

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References

  1. Volutopsius castaneus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.