Volegalea alforum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]
| Volegalea alforum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Melongenidae |
| Genus: | Volegalea |
| Species: | V. alforum |
| Binomial name | |
| Volegalea alforum Thach, 2021 | |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the South China Sea off Vietnam.
References
edit- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volegalea alforum Thach, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1552587 on 2023-06-27
Sources
edit- Thach, N. N. (2021). New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp. page(s): 33, figs 206–208