Volvarina fulgida

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Volvarina fulgida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. fulgida
Binomial name
Volvarina fulgida
(Lussi & Smith, 1999) [1]
Synonyms

Prunum fulgidumLussi & G. Smith, 1999 (original combination)

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Volvarina fulgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm, its diameter 18.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa and off Mozambique.

References

  1. ↑ Lussi & Smith (1999). Malacologia (Mostra Mondiale) 29 : 10–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & G. Smith, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828516 on 2022-02-17
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