Phenacovolva lahainaensis | |
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Photo of living animal of Phenacovolva lahainensis on Antipathes sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ovulidae |
Genus: | Phenacovolva |
Species: | P. lahainaensis
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Binomial name | |
Phenacovolva lahainaensis (Cate, 1969)
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Phenacovolva lahainaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1] It was originally discovered alive on black coral on the coast of the island of Maui.[2]