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Volegalea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Melongenidae

Rank
  
Genus

Volegalea

Similar
  
Volegalea cochlidium, Pugilina, Hemifusus, Melongenidae, Melongena

Volegalea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

Species

Species within the genus Volegalea include:

  • Volegalea carnaria (Röding, 1798)
  • Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Volegalea dirki (Nolf, 2007)
    • Species brought into synonymy
  • Volegalea wardiana Iredale, 1938: synonym of Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)

    • References

    Volegalea Wikipedia
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