Volvarina diminuta

Volvarina diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. diminuta
Binomial name
	Volvarina diminuta; (Laseron, 1957)
Synonyms
	Haloginella diminutaLaseron, 1957

Last updated January 02, 2026

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

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland and the Northern Territory

References

1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina diminuta (Laseron, 1957). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474024 on 2023-08-23

Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 8 (3): 274–311.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina diminuta (Laseron, 1957). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474024 on 2023-08-23

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