Fulgoraria kaoae

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

Fulgoraria kaoae
Shell of Fulgoraria kaoae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Fulgoraria
Subgenus: Fulgoraria (Fulgoraria)
Species:
F. kaoae
Binomial name
Fulgoraria kaoae
Bail, 2008
Synonyms

Fulgoraria (Fulgoraria) kaoae Bail, 2008· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 72.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

  • Bail, P., 2008. A new species of Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the bathyal Taiwanese water. Novapex 9(4): 165-170


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