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Volvulella cylindrica P. P. Carpenter, 1864

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Opistobranchia - opisthobranchs »  family Rhizoridae »  genus Volvulella

Scientific synonyms

Volvulella lowei A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937

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Volvulella cylindrica

Author: Oldroyd, I.S.

Volvulella cylindrica

Author: Strong, A.M. & Hertlein, L.G.

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North America: Canada, Mexico, United States of America

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Description

Shell cylindrical, white, shining, encircled by distant spiral striae; flattened in the middle, the margins nearly parallel, rather effuse below, suddenly narrowed behind ; canal very short ; lip acute ; inner lip indistinct ; columellar fold small, very sloping.
Source: Oldroyd, I.S. 1927 . The Marine Shells of the West Coast of North America. Volume IIa

Distribution

Type locality, Santa Barbara, California.
RANGE. Vancouver Island to Gulf of California.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Volvulella cylindrica (Carpenter, 1864)]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013
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