Volvarina fulgida
Volvarina fulgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Volvarina fulgida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. fulgida |
Binomial name | |
Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & Smith, 1999)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Prunum fulgidum Lussi & G. Smith, 1999 (original combination) |
Description
The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm, its diameter 18.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa and off Mozambique.
References
- Lussi & Smith (1999). Malacologia (Mostra Mondiale) 29 : 10–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & G. Smith, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828516 on 2022-02-17
- Lussi M. & Smith G. (1999) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828. New species belonging to the family Marginellidae from off South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 29: 10-15
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