Volvarina oceanica

Volvarina oceanica
Shell of Volvarina oceanica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. oceanica
Binomial name
Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989
Synonyms
Volvarina (Atlantivolva) oceanica Gofas, 1989 · alternate representation

Volvarina oceanica 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 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

1. Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Gofas S. (1989). Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. Bollettino Malacologico 25: 159-182, 25 fig
• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213