Phenacovolva recurva

Phenacovolva recurva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Phenacovolva
Species:	P. recurva
Binomial name
	Phenacovolva recurva; (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms
	Cyphoma elongatum A. Adams, 1854; Ovulum recurvum A. Adams & Reeve, 1843; Phenacovolva diantha Cate, 1973; Phenacovolva kiiensis Azuma & Cate, 1971; Volva longirostrata (Sowerby, 1829);

Phenacovolva recurva is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae.^[1]

This species is found in the western Pacific from Japan to northern New Zealand.

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva recurva (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431235 on 2010-05-19