Volvarina fortunata

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

Volvarina fortunata
Shell of Volvarina fortunata (holotype at 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. fortunata
Binomial name
Volvarina fortunata
Clover & Macca, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Prunum fortunatum (Clover & Macca, 1990)

Description

The length of the shell attains 26.0 mm, its diameter 15.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia, Indian Ocean.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina arabica Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828514 on 2023-08-29
  • Clover, P. W. & Macca, C. (1990). Description of the a new Marginella from Somalia. La Conchiglia. 256: 2–3.


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