Volvarina montenegroae

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

Volvarina montenegroae
Shell of Volvarina montenegroae (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. montenegroae
Binomial name
Volvarina montenegroae
Ortea, 2014
Synonyms[1]

Volvarina (Atlantivolva) montenegroae Ortea, 2014

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.06 mm, its diameter 2.98 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina montenegroae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827969 on 2023-08-24


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