Volva habei

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| image = Volva habei 01.JPG

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| genus = Volva

| species = habei

| authority = Oyama, 1961

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| synonyms = *Ovulum volva Sowerby, 1830

  • Volva volva habei Oyama, 1961

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Volva habei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.{{WRMS species|431081|Volva habei Oyama, 1961|||WoRMS (2009). Volva habei Oyama, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431081 on 5 June 2010}}

Description

The size of the shell varies between 48 mm and 110 mm.{{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=1728|title=Volva habei|access-date=12 January 2019}}

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Japan.

References

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  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [

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Category:Ovulidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1961

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