Volvarina charbarensis

Volvarina charbarensis
Shell of Volvarina charbarensis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. charbarensis
Binomial name
Volvarina charbarensis (Melvill, 1897)
Synonyms
Hyalina (Volvarina) charbarensis(Melvill, 1897) Marginella (Gibberula) charbarensisMelvill, 1897 (basionym) Prunum charbarensis(Melvill, 1897)

Volvarina charbarensis 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 8 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

According to the original description, it has a snowy-white, unicolorous, vividly polished shell with an acute apex. It contains five whorls. The body whorl is straight. The aperture is narrow and oblong. The outer lip is slightly thickened and involute. The columella has five plaits. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina charbarensis (Melvill, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474019 on 2023-09-03
2. Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. 41(7): 1-25, pls 6-7

• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
• Boyer F. (2017). Révision des Marginellidae du Récifal supérieur de l'île de Masirah (Oman). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 3-31

External links

• Conchology.be: image
• Gbif.org - Florida Museum of Natural History: image of a live specimen