Volvarina effulgens

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Volvarina effulgens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. effulgens
Binomial name
Volvarina effulgens
(Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms [1]

Marginella effulgensReeve, 1865 ·

Volvarina effulgens, common name the glittering 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 shell is oblong-cylindrical, semitransparent, shining, encircled with three rather broad, orange-brown bands. The outer lip is somewhat flexuous. The columella is four- plaited.

It is a bright, glossy, semitransparent shell, encircled with rather broad bands of colour. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.

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