Volvarina evanida

Volvarina evanida
	Drawing of a shell of Volvarina evanida (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. evanida
Binomial name
	Volvarina evanida; (G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
Synonyms
	Marginella evanidaG. B. Sowerby II, 1846 (original combination); Mesoginella evanida(G. B. Sowerby II, 1846); Sinuginella evanida(G. B. Sowerby II, 1846);

Last updated November 17, 2025

Volvarina evanida, common name the alabaster marginella. is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.^[1]

Description

The small, white shell is elongate and has an oval shape. The spire is short. The outer lip is thick and incrassate. It is bent inwards so as to narrow the aperture. The last two of the four plaits on the columella are close together and tumid.^[2]

References

↑ Volvarina fauna (G.B. Sowerby I, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
↑ Sowerby, G. B. II. (1846). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1(7): 373–406, pl.74–78. London,

Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] Volvarina fauna (G.B. Sowerby I, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[2] Sowerby, G. B. II. (1846). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1(7): 373–406, pl.74–78. London,

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Volvarina evanida

Drawing of a shell of Volvarina evanida (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. evanida
Binomial name
*Volvarina evanida* (G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
Synonyms
Marginella evanidaG. B. Sowerby II, 1846 (original combination) Mesoginella evanida(G. B. Sowerby II, 1846) Sinuginella evanida(G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)