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Scaphella gouldiana

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Scaphella gouldiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Scaphella
Species:
S. gouldiana
Binomial name
Scaphella gouldiana
(Dall, 1887)

Scaphella gouldiana, commonly known as the banded volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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This species attains a size of 56 mm (2.2 in).

Distribution

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Western Atlantic Ocean: off East coast Florida, in deeper waters, 50 fathoms.

References

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  1. ^ Scaphella gouldiana (Dall, 1887). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.