Volvarina mendoncae

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

Volvarina mendoncae
Shell of Volvarina mendoncae (holotype in the 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. mendoncae
Binomial name
Volvarina mendoncae
Ortea, 2014

Description

The length of the shell attains 6021 mm, its diameter 2.51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina mendoncae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827942 on 2023-08-24


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