Volvarina plicatula

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Volvarina plicatula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. plicatula
Binomial name
Volvarina plicatula
(Suter, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Haloginella plicatula(Suter, 1909)
  • Marginella (Glabella) plicatulaSuter, 1909 (basionym)
  • Mesoginella plicatula(Suter, 1909)
  • Serrata plicatula(Suter, 1909)

Volvarina plicatula 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 3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Auckland Islands.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina plicatula (Suter, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474067 on 2023-09-13