Voluta virescens
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Voluta virescens, common name
the Green music volute, is a species
of medium-sized sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae
, the volutes.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the Green music volute, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
, the volutes.
Subspecies
Voluta virescens contains the following subspecies:- Voluta virescens lindae (Petuch, 1987)
- Voluta virescens virescens Lightfoot, 1786