Volvarina fulgida

Volvarina fulgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Volvarina fulgida
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Lussi & Smith (1999). Malacologia (Mostra Mondiale) 29 : 10–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. 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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