Volvarina plicatula

Volvarina plicatula
Scientific classification
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]

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.

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

• Suter, H. (1909). The Mollusca of the Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pp 1–57 in Chilton, C. (ed.), The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Reports on the geo-physics, geology, zoology, and botany of the islands lying to the south of New Zealand, based mainly on observations and collections made during an expedition in the Government steamer “Hinemoa” (Captain J. Bollons) in November 1907. 1. Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, Wellington.