Volvarina fortunata

Volvarina fortunata
Shell of Volvarina fortunata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. fortunata
Binomial name
Volvarina fortunata
Clover & Macca, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Prunum fortunatum (Clover & Macca, 1990)

Volvarina fortunata 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 26.0 mm, its diameter 15.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia, Indian Ocean.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina arabica Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828514 on 2023-08-29
  • Clover, P. W. & Macca, C. (1990). Description of the a new Marginella from Somalia. La Conchiglia. 256: 2–3.


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