Volvarina adela
Volvarina adela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Volvarina adela | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. abdieli |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina abdieli (Thiele, 1925) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa at the Agulhas Bank and off Durban Bay.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina adela (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474005 on 2023-08-22
- Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
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