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Pellasimnia angasi

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Pellasimnia angasi
Live animal amongst coral (top) and views of shells (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this 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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  • Aclyvolva haynesi (Sowerby III, 1889)
  • Aclyvolva lamyi (Schilder, 1932)
  • Neosimnia lamyi Schilder, 1932
  • Neosimnia subreflexa Allan, 1956
  • Ovulum angasi Reeve, 1865
  • Ovulum haynesi Sowerby, 1889
  • Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865)
  • Phenacovolva angasi Reeve, 1865)
  • Phenacovolva exsul Iredale, 1935
  • Phenacovolva haynesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
  • Volva haynesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and Australia.

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