Volvarina laurenti

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

Volvarina laurenti
Shell and animal of Volvarina laurenti (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. laurenti
Binomial name
Volvarina laurenti
Espinosa & Ortea, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.38 mm, its diameter 3.38 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina laurenti Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711893 on 2023-08-28


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