| Volvarina yolandae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. yolandae |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina yolandae Espinosa & Ortea, 2000[1] | |
Volvarina yolandae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Costa Rica.
References
- ↑ Espinosa & Ortea (2000). Avicennia 12–13 : 95–114. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Volvarina yolandae Espinosa & Ortea, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Espinosa J. & Ortea J. 2000. Descripción de un género y once especies nuevas de Cystiscidae y Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) del Caribe de Costa Rica. Avicennia, 12/13: 95-114
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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