Volvarina aliceae

Volvarina aliceae
Shell of Volvarina aliceae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. aliceae
Binomial name
Volvarina aliceae Espinosa & Ortea, 2012
Synonyms [1]
Volvarina (Creolina) aliceaeEspinosa & Ortea, 2012

Volvarina aliceae 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 4.1 mm, its diameter 2.02 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina aliceae Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711870 on 2023-08-28

External links

• Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2012) Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla Guadalupe (Karukera), Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 24(3): 119-151.