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Fulgoraria
Sign in to saveFulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyVolutidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 193
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Volutidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UWBM, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Fulgorariinae
- Image
- Fulgoraria rupestris 01.JPG
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Fulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
==Description== The shell is oblong and fusiform. The spire is acuminated. The apex is large, smooth and papillary. The whorls are longitudinally plicate and transversely striated. The body whorl is anteriorly contracted and acuminated. The aperture is elongated. The columella is sharp anteriorly, with from six to ten oblique plaits, the middle plaits are the largest. The outer lip is thickened, with the margin more or less crenate.
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