Volvarina incommoda

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

Volvarina incommoda
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. incommoda
Binomial name
Volvarina incommoda
Ludbrook, 1958

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.3 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in South Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina incommoda Ludbrook, 1958 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1648507 on 2023-09-07


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