Volvarina porcellana

Volvarina porcellana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. porcellana
Binomial name
Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms
Mitra (Volutomitra) porcellanaMelvill & Standen, 1912 Mitra porcellanaMelvill & Standen, 1912 Volutomitra porcellana(Melvill & Standen, 1912)

Volvarina porcellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae. ^[1]

Description

The shell size is up to 15 mm.

Distribution

This species is found off Argentina and the South Orkneys.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714135 on 14 December 2019

• Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp

External links

• Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1912). The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Part II. Being a supplementary catalogue. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 48 (18): 333-366, 1 pl.,