Volvarina petricola

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

Volvarina petricola
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. petricola
Binomial name
Volvarina petricola
Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011

Description

The length of the shell attains 10.3 mm, its diameter 4.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina ondina Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585336 on 2023-08-28


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