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 | |
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| Shell of Volvarina macra (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific 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
- 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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