Volvarina plicatula
Volvarina plicatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina plicatula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. plicatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina plicatula (Suter, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Auckland Islands.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina plicatula (Suter, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474067 on 2023-09-13
- Suter, H. (1909). The Mollusca of the Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pp 1–57 in Chilton, C. (ed.), The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Reports on the geo-physics, geology, zoology, and botany of the islands lying to the south of New Zealand, based mainly on observations and collections made during an expedition in the Government steamer “Hinemoa” (Captain J. Bollons) in November 1907. 1. Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, Wellington.
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