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Volutharpa perryi

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Volutharpa perryi
Shell of Volutharpa perryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Volutharpa
Species:
V. perryi
Binomial name
Volutharpa perryi
(Jay, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum perryi (Jay, 1857)
  • Bullia perryi Jay, 1857 (original combination)
  • Volutharpa ampullacea perryi (Jay, 1857)
  • Volutharpa fischeriana A. Adams, 1870
  • Volutharpa paulucciana Tapparone Canefri, 1882
  • Volutharpa salmiana Rolle, 1892

Volutharpa perryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 57 mm.

The shell is ovately globulose, rather thin and inflated towards the base. The spire is short and acute. The sutures are impressed. The whorls are smooth. The color of the shell is yellowish ash. The interior of the aperture is rusty brown.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan, in the Yellow Sea, the Korea sea and off Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volutharpa perryi (Jay, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491384 on 2023-07-04
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1880-1881) Manual of Conchology III, Academy of natural Sciences, Philadelphia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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