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Ericusa sericata

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Ericusa sericata
Ericusa sericata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Ericusa
Species:
E. sericata
Binomial name
Ericusa sericata
Thornley, 1951

Ericusa sericata, common name : the silk-like volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 75 mm and 125 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

References

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  1. ^ Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
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  • "Ericusa sericata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.