Volvarina affinis

Volvarina affinis
Drawing of a shell of Volvarina affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. affinis
Binomial name
Volvarina affinis (Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms [1]
Marginella affinisReeve, 1865 ·

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

Description

The shell is cylindrical, rounded at each end, transparent-white and rather solid. The spire is small. The outer lip is flexuous. The columella is four-plaited. ^[2]

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina affinis (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474006 on 2023-08-23
2. Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
• Minior D. (2020). Description of Hyalina cunhai, a new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern seaboard of Brazil. The Festivus. 52(3): 218–223.