Volvarina exilis

Volvarina exilis
	Shell of Volvarina exilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. exilis
Binomial name
	Volvarina exilis; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
	Marginella exilis (Gmelin, 1791); Marginella fusca G. B. Sowerby II, 1846; Marginella rufescens Reeve, 1865; Marginella tribalteata Reeve, 1865; Marginella triticea Lamarck, 1822; Prunum exile (Gmelin, 1791); Voluta biannullata O. Fabricius, 1826 junior subjective synonym; Voluta exilis Gmelin, 1791 (basionym); Volvarina fusca G.B. Sowerby II, 1846; Volvarina rufescens Reeve, 1865; Volvarina simeri Jousseaume, 1875; Volvarina tribalteata Reeve, 1865;

Volvarina exilis, common name the three-belted marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

The shell is conically cylindrical, opaque-white and shining. It is encircled with three orange-brown bands. The spire is small. The whorls are rather swollen at the upper part and attenuated at the lower. The outer lip is moderately flexuous. The columella is four-plaited. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Morocco.

References

Fabricius, O. (1826). Fortsaettelse of nye zoologiske bidrag. 6. Nogle lidet bekjendte og tildeels nye Flad-Orme (Planariae). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger. Ser. 4(2): 16-35/ With three plates.
Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

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[WoRMS-1] Volvarina exilis(Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 September 2010.

[2] Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London