Volutoconus grossi
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Volutoconus grossi, common name Gross's volute or McMichael's Volute or Tin Can Bay Volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.{{WRMS species|385338|Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927)||25 April 2010}}
Distribution
This species is present in Eastern Australia (New South Wales and Queensland).{{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=1553|title=Volutoconus grossi grossi|access-date=12 January 2019}}[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Volutoconus_grossi;Volutoconus Australian Faunal Directory]
Description
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Shells of Volutoconus grossi can reach a size of {{convert|59|-|175|mm}}. These moderately large shells are solid, elongate, with rounded apex and small sharp protoconch. Whorls are usually smooth, but sometimes may be axially ribbed. The surface shows four spiral bands of chocolate patches on a cream or salmon or reddish-brown colored background with white tent-shaped markings. Spires are quite elevated. Columella has four plaits. Volutoconus grossi occurs as many different forms in restricted areas.Clinton Stokes Weaver [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42522024#page/415/mode/1up A new subspecies of Volutoconus hargreavesi from Central Western Australia][http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Volutidae/Pages/Volutoconus_grossi.htm Sea Shells of NSW]
Habitat
Bibliography
- A.G. Hinton - Guide to Australian Shells
- Alan G. Hinton - Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacific
- Allan, J. 1956. The reappearance of a rare Australian volute shell, Amoria grossi Iredale (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a new record for New South Wales. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954–55
- Bail P. & Limpus A. (2013) Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse, 1871 (Gastropoda: Volutidae). Visaya 4(1): 25–75.
- Barry Wilson - Australian Marine Shells Part 2
- Harald Douté, M. A. Fontana Angioy - Volutes, The Doute collection
References
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Category:Gastropods described in 1927
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