Voluta hornesi
Species of gastropod
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Voluta hornesi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
| Voluta hornesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Volutinae |
| Genus: | Voluta |
| Species: | V. hornesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Voluta hornesi Deshayes, 1865 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Plejona hornesi (Deshayes, 1865) · | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 68 mm, its diameter 25 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in France
