Volvarina zonata
Shell of Volvarina zonata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. zonata
Binomial name
Volvarina zonata
(Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms

Marginella zonata Kiener, 1841 (original combination)

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

Subspecies, forma, variety
  • Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
  • Volvarina zonata f. cleo Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
  • Volvarina zonata var. kraussi (W. H. Turton, 1932) (taxon inquirendum)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

  1. Volvarina zonata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.


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