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Voluta retemirabilis

Voluta retemirabilis is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The shell has a biconic shape, with notably colourful stripes and patches along the exterior, and ridges along the lip of the aperture. The length of the shell attains 49 mm, its diameter 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Misteriosa Bank, between Belize and the Cayman Islands.

References

  • Berschauer D.P. (2019). A review of the Voluta polypleura - demarcoi complex. The Festivus. 51(3): 184-197

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