Volvarina somalica

Volvarina somalica
Shell of Volvarina somalica (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. somalica
Binomial name
Volvarina somalica
Boyer, 2015

Volvarina somalica 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 19.6 mm, its diameter 9.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina somalica Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828518 on 2023-08-29


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