Volegalea dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[2]
| Volegalea dirki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Melongenidae |
| Genus: | Volegalea |
| Species: | V. dirki
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| Binomial name | |
| Volegalea dirki (Nolf, 2007)[1]
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| Synonyms.[2] | |
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Pugilina dirki Nolf, 2007 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.
References edit
- ^ Nolf (2007). Neptunea 6 (1) : 1-19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Volegalea dirki. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754351 on 2015-12-02
- Landau B. & Vermeij G.J. (2013) A new species of Pugilina (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Melongeninae) from the Lower Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Basteria 77(4-6): 89-95.
External links edit
- "Pugilina dirki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.