Volvarina oceanica

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

Volvarina oceanica
Shell of Volvarina oceanica (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. oceanica
Binomial name
Volvarina oceanica
Gofas, 1989
Synonyms

Volvarina (Atlantivolva) oceanica Gofas, 1989 · alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

  1. Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Gofas S. (1989). Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. Bollettino Malacologico 25: 159-182, 25 fig
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.


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