Volvarina attenuata

Volvarina attenuata
Shell of Volvarina attenuata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. attenuata
Binomial name
Volvarina attenuata (Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms [1]
Marginella attenuataReeve, 1865 Marginella parvulaLocard, 1897 (dubious synonym; preoccupied by Marginella (Volvarina) parvulaSacco, 1890) Marginella parvula var. elongataLocard, 1897 (dubious synonym; preoccupied by Marginella elongataBellardi & Michelotti, 1841) Marginella paxillasPaetel, 1883 Marginella paxillusReeve, 1865 Prunum attenuatum(Reeve, 1865) Volvarina paxillus(Reeve, 1865)

Volvarina attenuata, common name attenuated marginella, 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 15.9 mm.

The shell is conically ovate, somewhat fusiform and transparent horny. The spire is a little exserted. The whorls are slightly swollen round the upper part and attenuated towards the base. The outer lip is flexuous. The columella shows obliquely four-plaited. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia).

References

1. Gofas, S. (2014). Volvarina attenuata (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474012 on 2014-12-10
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

• Gofas S. (1989). Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. Bollettino Malacologico 25: 159–182, 25 fig page(s): 168-169
• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.

External links

• Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.