Volvarina oceanica | |
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Shell of Volvarina oceanica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. oceanica |
Binomial name | |
Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989 | |
Synonyms | |
Volvarina (Atlantivolva) oceanica Gofas, 1989 · alternate representation |
Volvarina oceanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.
References
- ↑ Volvarina oceanica 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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