Fulgoraria allaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Fulgoraria allaryi
Shell of Fulgoraria allaryi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Fulgoraria
Subgenus: Fulgoraria (Musashia)
Species:
F. allaryi
Binomial name
Fulgoraria allaryi
Bail, 2005
Synonyms

Fulgoraria (Musashia) allaryi Bail, 2005· accepted, alternate representation

Description edit

A species of predatory sea snails known for the spiraling and curved features of their shell. The length of the shell attains 222.5 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the South China Sea off Hainan, China

References edit

  • Bail P. 2005. A new species of Fulgoraria Pilsbry & Olsson,1954 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the South China Sea. Novapex 6(4): 115-117