Volva volva Linnaeus 1758 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Volva according to B. Wilson 2002

Sister taxa: Volva (Pellasimnia), Volva (Volva), Volva javana

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 25715, Kere River, Santo Island (Quaternary of Vanuatu)

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