Volvarina philippinarum

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Volvarina philippinarum
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Shell of Volvarina philippinarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. philippinarum
Binomial name
Volvarina philippinarum
(Redfield, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Marginella avenaG. B. Sowerby II, 1846 (invalid, not Kiener, 1834 (homonym))
  • Marginella philippinariumRedfield, 1848 (original combination)

Volvarina philippinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [1] When first described by Redfield in 1848, it was mistakenly labelled as a Marginella species. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm length and 7mm width. The shell itself is cylindric and a polished yellow-white, with three bands of darker yellow. The spine of the shell is short, and has 4 whorls. The suture is inconspicuous. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pMolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474066 on 2023-09-13
  2. 1 2 3 Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.); Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N. Y. ) (1848). Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Vol. v.4 (1848). New-York.


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