Volvarina unilineata

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

Volvarina unilineata
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. unilineata
Binomial name
Volvarina unilineata
Jousseaume, 1875
Synonyms
  • Marginella unilineata Jousseaume, 1875 (original combination)
  • Marginella fusiformis (Reeve, 1845)
  • Volvarina fusiformis Hinds, 1844

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

The shell is white and slightly angulated posteriorly. It possesses an inferior revolving brown band. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina unilineata (Jousseaume, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474080 on 2023-08-31
  2. G.W. Tryon (1883) Manual of Conchology vol. V; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Cossignani T. & Lorenz F. (2020). Quattro nuove marginelle dalle Filippine. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 107: 10–15.
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