| Voluta hornesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Volutinae |
| Genus: | Voluta |
| Species: | V. hornesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Voluta hornesi Deshayes, 1865
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Plejona hornesi (Deshayes, 1865) · | |
Voluta hornesi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 68 mm, its diameter 25 mm.
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Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in France
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Voluta hornesi Deshayes, 1865 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1569487 on 2023-06-29
External links
- Deshayes, G. P. (1864-1865). Description des animaux sans vertèbres découverts dans le bassin de Paris pour servir de supplément à la Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris comprenant une revue générale de toutes les espèces actuellement connues. Tome troisiéme. Mollusques céphalés, deuxième partie. Mollusques céphalopodes. 1-667, pls 63–107. Paris, Baillière
