Fulgoraria allaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Fulgoraria allaryi
Shell of Fulgoraria allaryi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Fulgoraria
Subgenus: Fulgoraria (Musashia)
Species:
F. allaryi
Binomial name
Fulgoraria allaryi
Bail, 2005
Synonyms

Fulgoraria (Musashia) allaryi Bail, 2005· accepted, alternate representation

Description

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A species of predatory sea snails known for the spiraling and curved features of their shell. The length of the shell attains 222.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the South China Sea off Hainan, China

References

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  • Bail P. 2005. A new species of Fulgoraria Pilsbry & Olsson,1954 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the South China Sea. Novapex 6(4): 115-117