Volvarina shlegeli

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

Volvarina shlegeli
Shell of Volvarina shlegeli (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. shlegeli
Binomial name
Volvarina shlegeli
Bozzetti, 2017

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

Thismarine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina shlegeli Bozzetti, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986627 on 2023-09-14
  • Bozzetti L. (2017). Tre nuove marginelle dalle Filippine (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Marginellidae, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 94: 23–25.
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