Volvarina agata
| Volvarina agata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda | 
| Order: | Neogastropoda | 
| Family: | Marginellidae | 
| Genus: | Volvarina | 
| Species: | Volvarina | 
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina (Laseron, 1957) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Haloginella agata Laseron, 1957 | |
Volvarina agata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
This name is not an homonym of Volvarina agatha (Laseron 1957 as both species have a different holotype, located in the Australian Museum.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina agata (Laseron, 1957). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759400 on 2023-08-26
- Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 8 (3): 274–311.
- Coovert, G.A. & Coovert, H.K. 1995. Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods. Nautilus 109(2-3): 43-110
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.