Volvarina macra

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

Volvarina macra
Shell of Volvarina macra (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. macra
Binomial name
Volvarina macra
Le Renard & van Nieulande, 1985

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Eocene strata in the Manche area, France.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina macra Le Renard & van Nieulande, 1985 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1548455 on 2023-09-09
  • Le Renard, J. & van Nieulande, F.A.D. (1985). Les Marginellidae (Gastropoda, Volutacea) de l'Eocène moyen du bassin de Nantes et du Cotentin (France). Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie. 22(1): 3-69.
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.


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