| Volegalea dirki | |
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Scientific classification 
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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) | |
| Synonyms. | |
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Pugilina dirki Nolf, 2007 (original combination) | |
Volegalea dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Description
The maximum shell size of this species is 90 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern India.
References
- Nolf (2007). Neptunea 6 (1) : 1-19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Pugilina dirki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pugilina dirki | |
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