Phenacovolva rosea

Phenacovolva rosea, also known as the Rosy spindle cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Shell

Rosy spindle cowry
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Ovulinae
Genus:
Phenacovolva
Species:
P. rosea
Binomial name
Phenacovolva rosea
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neosimnia lanceolata Allan, 1956
  • Ovula adamsii Dunker, 1885
  • Volva adamsi Dunker, 1877
  • Volva carpenteri Dunker, 1877
  • Volva rosea A. Adams, 1854
  • Volva sowerbyana Allan, 1956

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854). WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431194 on 5 June 2010 .


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