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species

Volvulella persimilis O. A. L. Mörch, 1875

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

Scientific synonyms

Volvulella moerchi Dall, 1927

Images

Volvulella persimilis

Author: De Jong & Coomans

Volvulella persimilis

Author: Daccarett, E.Y. & Bossio, V.S.

Taxon in country check-lists*

North America: Aruba, United States of America (Georgia), South America: Caribbean, Colombia

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

As Volvulella moerchi Dall, 1927
Shell small, white, smooth, subcylindric, attenuated at both ends, involved, the aperture as long as the shell; apex hardly pointed, aperture very narrow except in front; outer lip thin, straight, rounding in front evenly into the short twisted pillar which is hardly thickened and has a narrow furrow behind it. Height, 3.5; diameter, 1.25 mm. Cat. No. 108268, U. S. N. M.
Off Georgia, one specimen.
The shell is nearest V. persimilis Morch, but is smaller and not spirally striated.
Dall, W.H., 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Paleobiology Database [91200]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Volvulella persimilis (Mörch, 1875)]
Data retrieved on: 11 December 2015
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Volvulella persimilis (Mörch, 1875)]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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