Volvarina philippinarum

Volvarina philippinarum
Shell of Volvarina philippinarum
Scientific classification
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]

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. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Vol. 4. 1848.

• Redfield, J.H. 1848. Descriptions of new species of Bullia and Marginella, with notes upon G.B.Sowerby, Jr's monograph of the latter genus. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 4: 491-495
• Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3
• Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp.
• Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
• Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1.
• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp

External links

• Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Description of new species of Marginella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1846: 95-97