(Broderip, 1827)
Aurinia dubia
Dubious Volute
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Volutidae
ANSP 196814
Shell Information
Length (mm): 63-197
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
The dunious volute has a tell slender shell typically with 5 whorls. The spire has a rounded apex. The shell has axial folds that become less apparent on the body whorl. The shell is a yellowish tan color with spiral lines of brown squares. The brown markings are less abundant than on other shells like dorn's volute.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Florida to Texas and Verecruz
Depth (m):
55 to 402 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Scaphella dubia (Broderip, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719754 on 2024-12-03.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.