Volvatella angeliniana
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| Volvatella angeliniana | |
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| A Volvatella angeliniana specimen in Réunion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Volvatellidae |
| Genus: | Volvatella |
| Species: | V. angeliniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvatella angeliniana M. Ichikawa, 1993[1] | |
Volvatella angeliniana is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volvatellidae. It is found in many locations in the South Pacific and West Pacific.[1][2]
This species has a maximum shell length of about 5mm. It has a white, ovoid, translucent mantle, with numerous white patches. The head tentacles have orange tips. The posterior spout is rimmed with orange coloration. There may also be an orange-coloured band at the anterior end of the mantle. However, specimens without this anterior orange band have been found in New Caledonia.[3][4] Its eyes can clearly be seen behind the base of the rhinophores.[4]
