Pachycymbiola brasiliana

Pachycymbiola brasiliana
	Preserved shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Pachycymbiola
Species:	P. brasiliana
Binomial name
	Pachycymbiola brasiliana; (Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms
	Voluta colocynthis Dillwyn, 1817; Voluta brasiliana Lamarck, 1811; Adelomelon brasilianum (Lamarck, 1811); Adelomelon (Pachycymbiola) brasilianum (Lamarck, 1811);

Pachycymbiola brasiliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Description

Pachycymbiola brasiliana produces hundreds of translucent orbs. They are firm to the touch but filled with a thick gelatinous liquid. The eggs might look alien to the eye. Pachycymbiola brasiliana is located from southern Brazil, through Uruguay to northern Argentina.

References

^ ^a ^b Pachycymbiola brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2024.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Pachycymbiola brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2024.

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