Volvarina micros

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

Volvarina micros
Shell of Volvarina micros (syntype 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. micros
Binomial name
Volvarina micros
(Bavay, 1922)
Synonyms

Marginella (Volvaria) micros Bavay, 1922 (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; also in the Red Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474051 on 2023-09-10
  • Bavay, A. (1922). Coquilles des sables littoraux marins. Journal de Conchyliologie. 67: 57–66.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
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