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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Volegalea
Species:
V. dirki
Binomial name
Volegalea dirki
(Nolf, 2007)[1]
Synonyms.[2]

Pugilina dirki Nolf, 2007 (original combination)

Description

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The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.

References

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  1. ^ Nolf (2007). Neptunea 6 (1) : 1-19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
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  • "Pugilina dirki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.