Volvarina porcellana

Volvarina porcellana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. porcellana
Binomial name
Volvarina porcellana
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Volutomitra) porcellana Melvill & Standen, 1912
  • Mitra porcellana Melvill & Standen, 1912
  • Volutomitra porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)

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

Description

The shell size is up to 15 mm.

Distribution

This species is found off Argentina and the South Orkneys.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714135 on 14 December 2019
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp


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