Volvarina farrantae

Volvarina farrantae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Volvarina farrantae
Shell of Volvarina farrantae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. farrantae
Binomial name
Volvarina farrantae
Ortea, 2014
Synonyms[1]

Volvarina (Tridentina) farrantae Ortea, 2014 · alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.49 mm, its diameter 3.19 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina farrantae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827959 on 2023-08-23


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