Biology:Ericusa sericata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ericusa sericata
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Ericusa sericata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Ericusa
Species:
E. sericata
Binomial name
Ericusa sericata
Thornley, 1951

Ericusa sericata, common name : the silk-like volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 75 mm and 125 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

References

  1. Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5388243 entry