Volutomitra pailoloana

Volutomitra pailoloana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Volutomitra pailoloana
Shell of Volutomitra pailoloana (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. pailoloana
Binomial name
Volutomitra pailoloana
(J. Cate, 1963)
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum pailoloana J. Cate, 1963

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii

References

  • Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467-502.
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.


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