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Volegalea alforum

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Volegalea alforum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Volegalea
Species:
V. alforum
Binomial name
Volegalea alforum
Thach, 2021

Volegalea alforum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volegalea alforum Thach, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1552587 on 2023-06-27
  • Thach, N. N. (2021). New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp. page(s): 33, figs 206–208