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Magellanic Volute

Odontocymbiola magellanica

Classification

Family
Volutidae

Odontocymbiola magellanica, also known as the Magellan whelk or Magellan Venus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. It is the largest extant species of volute in the world, reaching up to 35 cm (14 in) in shell length. Description Odontocymbiola magellanica is found in the southern oceans, from Chile and Argentina south to the Falkland Islands and the Scotia Sea.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 45Chile · 11