Volvarina ptychasthena
Volvarina ptychasthena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina ptychasthena | |
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| Shell of Volvarina ptychasthena (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. ptychasthena |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina ptychasthena Gofas, 1989 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.
References
- Volvarina ptychasthena 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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