Phenacovolva lahainaensis
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| Phenacovolva lahainaensis | |
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| Photo of living animal of Phenacovolva lahainensis on Antipathes sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Phenacovolva |
| Species: | P. lahainaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phenacovolva lahainaensis (Cate, 1969) | |
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Phenacovolva lahainaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1] It was originally discovered alive on black coral on the coast of the island of Maui.[2]