Volvarina kilwaensis

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

Volvarina kilwaensis
Shell of Volvarina kilwaensis (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. bifurcata
Binomial name
Volvarina bifurcata
Boyer, 2015

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina kilwaensis Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828513 on 2023-08-29
  • Boyer F. (2015). Le groupe Volvarina angustata (Sowerby, 1846) dans l'Océan Indien septentrional. Xenophora Taxonomy. 7: 35–47.


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