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Phenacovolva rosea

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Rosy spindle cowry
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P. rosea
Binomial name
Phenacovolva rosea
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neosimnia lanceolata Allan, 1956
  • Ovula adamsii Dunker, 1885
  • Volva adamsi Dunker, 1877
  • Volva carpenteri Dunker, 1877
  • Volva rosea A. Adams, 1854
  • Volva sowerbyana Allan, 1956

Phenacovolva rosea, also known as the Rosy spindle cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854). WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431194 on 5 June 2010 .