Volvarina angolensis

Volvarina angolensis
Shell of Volvarina angolensis (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. angolensis
Binomial name
Volvarina angolensis (Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms [1]
Marginella angolensisOdhner, 1923

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina angolensis (Odhner, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474009 on 2023-08-29

• Odhner, N. H. (1923). Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar. (4) 26 (7): 1-39, 1 pl.
• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
• Gofas, S. & Fernandes, F. (1992). The Marginellidae of Angola. The genus Volvarina. Journal of Conchology. 34(4): 187–198.