Volvarina nyokongae

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Volvarina nyokongae
Volvarina nyokongae (MNHN-IM-2000-27976).jpeg
Shell of Volvarina nyokongae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. nyokongae
Binomial name
Volvarina nyokongae
Ortea, 2014

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5.46 mm, its diameter 2.48 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina nyokongae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827961 on 2023-08-24