Fulgoraria kaoae

Fulgoraria kaoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Fulgoraria kaoae
Shell of Fulgoraria kaoae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Fulgorariinae
Genus:
Fulgoraria
Subgenus:
Fulgoraria
Species:
F. kaoae
Binomial name
Fulgoraria kaoae
Bail, 2008
Synonyms

Fulgoraria (Fulgoraria) kaoae Bail, 2008ยท accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 72.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References
  1. Fulgoraria kaoae Bail, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Bail, P., 2008. A new species of Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the bathyal Taiwanese water. Novapex 9(4): 165-170


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