Ericusa fulgetrum
Appearance
Ericusa fulgetrum | |
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A shell of Ericusa fulgetrum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Ericusa |
Species: | E. fulgetrum
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Binomial name | |
Ericusa fulgetrum (Sowerby I, 1825)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Ericusa orca Cotton, 1952 |
Ericusa fulgetrum, the lightning volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species Latin name fulgetrum means "lightning" (hence the common name).
Description
[edit]The shell of Ericusa fulgetrum can reach a length of 75–200 millimetres (3.0–7.9 in). It is solid and fusiform. The colour pattern is quite variable, the base colour may be yellowish, pale brown or reddish. It has a glossy marbled surface, sometimes with dark brown zig-zag bands. The whorls are regular and convex. Protoconch is smooth and rounded and the aperture is elongate, with a thickened outer lip. This nocturnal snail predates on small invertebrates.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in South Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ericusa fulgetrum (Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
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