| Volvarina pacificotica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. pacificotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina pacificotica Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2018 | |
Volvarina pacificotica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [1]
The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
The internal organs of the animal:
The species name "pacificotica" is derived from "Pacifico," referring to the Pacific Ocean, and "tica," indicating the origin in Costa Rica.
This marine species occurs off Costa Rica, Caribbean Sea.
Three specimens were collected alive on February 17, 2003, from sandy and rocky bottoms at depths between 15 and 20 meters in the Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica.
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