Volvarina occidua

Volvarina occidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. occidua
Binomial name
Volvarina occidua (Cotton, 1944)
Synonyms [1]
Marginella occiduaCotton, 1944 (original combination)

Volvarina occidua, 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 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina occidua (Cotton, 1944). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474058 on 2023-09-12

• Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
• Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1991. Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1): 57-70
• Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. [
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp

External links

• Cotton, B. C. (1944). Australian Margin Shells (Marginellidae). The South Australian Naturalist. 22 (4): 9-16
• Conchology.be: image