Volutoconus bednalli
Species of gastropod
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Volutoconus bednalli or Bednall's Volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1] It is named after malacologist William Tompson Bednall.[2] It was historically treasured by shell collectors but has since become much less rare with the introduction of commercial dredging and trawling[3]
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| Volutoconus bednalli | |
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| Volutoconus bednalli in the Naturalis collection | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Volutoconus |
| Species: | V. bednalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Volutoconus bednalli (Brazier, 1878) | |
Description
Distribution
The snail has been found in the Arafura Sea, where it prefers sandy areas at depths of 30 feet (9.1 m) to 300 feet (91 m)[3]