Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Cymbiinae Scientific name Ericusa fulgetrum Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Volutidae Genus Ericusa Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Amoria undulata, Cymbiola aulica, Alcithoe arabica | ||
Ericusa fulgetrum, the Lightning Volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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Etymology
The species Latin name fulgetrum means "lightning" (hence the common name).
Description
The shell of Ericusa fulgetrum can reach a length of 75–200 millimetres (3.0–7.9 in). It is solid and fusiform. The colour pattern is quite variable, the base colour may be yellowish, pale brown or reddish. It has a glossy marbled surface, sometimes with dark brown zig-zag bands. The whorls are regular and convex. Protoconch is smooth and rounded and the aperture is elongate, with a thickened outer lip. This nocturnal snail predates on small invertebrates.
Distribution
This species can be found in South Australia.
References
Ericusa fulgetrum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA