Volegalea
Sign in to saveVolegalea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMelongenidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Melongenidae
- Collections
- DMNH, SDSM
- Recorded in
- Islamic Republic Of Pakistan, Australia
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- Melongenidae
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Volegalea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
==Distribution== This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
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