Volvarina paumotensis

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Volvarina paumotensis
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Original drawing of a shell of Volvarina paumotensis (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. paumotensis
Binomial name
Volvarina paumotensis
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Marginella paumotensisPease, 1868 (original combination)

Volvarina paumotensis 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 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

(Original description) The oblong shell is somewhat cylindrical, polished and smooth. It is white with three faint yellowish bands. The spire is very short. The outer lip is inflexed at the middle and smooth within. The columella is laminately callous at the base and has three plaits. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands, Polynesia.

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