Volvarina attenuata

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Volvarina attenuata
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Shell of Volvarina attenuata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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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]

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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)

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