Volvarina eumorpha
Volvarina eumorpha 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 eumorpha (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. eumorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina eumorpha Espinosa, J. Martin & Ortea, 2018 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginella (Volvaria) eumorpha Melvill, 1906 (basionym) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The oblong-cylindrical shell is very shiny, smooth and polished. It is white or pale straw-brown, and almost transparent. The shell consists of five whorls, the apical ends of which are conical, the apex very large and completely smooth. The body whorl shows three dark spiral zones, alternated with reddish brown zones. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is thickened, shiny and simple. The columella is oblique and four-plaited.[2]
Distribution
This small marine species occurs off the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina eumorpha (Melvill, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474029 on 2023-09-05.
- Melvill, J. C. (1906). Descriptions of thirty-one Gastropoda and one scaphopod from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, dredged by Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1902-1904. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 7(2): 69-80, pls 7-8
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
- Boyer F. (2017). Révision des Marginellidae du Récifal supérieur de l'île de Masirah (Oman). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 3-31.
- Boyer, F. & Renda, W. (2021). About Volvarina eumorpha (Melvill, 1906) (Marginellidae) and closely related species, with description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 189–198.