Volva cumulata

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Volva cumulata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Volva
Species:
V. cumulata
Binomial name
Volva cumulata
Iredale, 1931
Synonyms [1]

Volva cumulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Volva cumulata Iredale, 1931 . WoRMS (2009). Volva cumulata Iredale, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431079 on 5 June 2010 .