Ampulla priamus

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Ampulla priamus
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A. priamus
Binomial name
Ampulla priamus
(Gmelin, 1791)

Ampulla priamus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species lives in the West Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, only from Morocco to the Iberian peninsula.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.