Volvarina albescens

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Volvarina albescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. albescens
Binomial name
Volvarina albescens
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Haloginella albescens(Hutton, 1873)
  • Marginella albescensHutton, 1873 (basionym)
  • Serrata albescens(Hutton, 1873)

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

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Description

The shell reaches a length of 5 millimetres (0.20 in) and a diameter of 2.5 millimetres (0.10 in). The shell is small, oval and translucent. The aperture is narrow. The columella shows four plaits. The shell is white with indications of two yellow bands. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina albescens (Hutton, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474008 on 2023-08-27
  2. Hutton, F. W. (1873). Catalogue of the marine Mollusca of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species. Didsbury, Wellington, xx + 116 pp