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Oleacina voluta J. F. Gmelin, 1791

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Pulmonata - pulmonates »  family Oleacinidae »  genus Oleacina

Scientific synonyms

Oleacina volutata P. F. Röding, 1798

Images

Oleacina voluta

Author: Abbott, R.T.

Oleacina voluta

Author: Manual of Conchologie

Taxon in country check-lists*

North America: Dominican Republic, Haiti, South America: Caribbean

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Smooth, shining, greenish, yellowish or orange-brown ; whorls 7-8, rather flattened, suture linear, white-margined. Length, 51 mill. West Indies.
The largest species of the section.
Tryon, G.W. & Pilsbry, H.A.; Manual of Conchology. Second Series. Volume 1; Testacellidae, Oleacinidae, Streptaxidae, Helicoidea, Vitrinidae, Limacidae, Arionidae.
Author: Jan Delsing

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