Phenacovolva recurva

Phenacovolva recurva is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae.[1]

Phenacovolva recurva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Ovulinae
Genus:
Phenacovolva
Species:
P. recurva
Binomial name
Phenacovolva recurva
(Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoma elongatum A. Adams, 1854
  • Ovulum recurvum A. Adams & Reeve, 1843
  • Phenacovolva diantha Cate, 1973
  • Phenacovolva kiiensis Azuma & Cate, 1971
  • Volva longirostrata (Sowerby, 1829)

This species is found in the western Pacific from Japan to northern New Zealand.

References
  1. WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva recurva (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431235 on 2010-05-19

Further reading
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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