Pellasimnia angasi
Species of gastropod
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Pellasimnia angasi, commonly known as Angas's volva, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]
| Pellasimnia angasi | |
|---|---|
| Live animal amongst coral (top) and views of shells (bottom) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Pellasimnia |
| Species: | P. angasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm.
