Biology:Ampulla priamus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Ampulla priamus
Ampulla priamus (spotted flask snail) (24155357084).jpg
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Scaphellinae
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A. priamus
Binomial name
Ampulla priamus
(Gmelin, 1791)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

This species lives in the West Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, only from Morocco to the Iberian peninsula.

References

  1. Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q4748562 entry