Volvarina sylviae

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

Volvarina sylviae
Shell of Volvarina sylviae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. sylviae
Binomial name
Volvarina sylviae
T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina sylviae T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1476927 on 2023-09-09
  • Cossignani T. & Lorenz F. (2021). 13 nuove marginelle da Papua Nuova Guinea. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 110: 6-30.


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