Volvarina florenceae

Volvarina florenceae
Shell of Volvarina florenceae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. florenceae
Binomial name
Volvarina florenceae Espinosa & Ortea, 2012
Synonyms [1]
Volvarina (Creolina) florenceaeEspinosa & Ortea, 2012 · alternate representation

Volvarina florenceae 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 4.1 mm, its diameter 2.02 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina florenceae Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711872 on 2023-08-28

External links

• Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2012) Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla Guadalupe (Karukera), Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 24(3): 119-151.