Volvarina rhiannae

Volvarina rhiannae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. rhiannae
Binomial name
	Volvarina rhiannae; Ortea, 2021

Last updated January 02, 2026

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

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Barbados, Caribbean Sea.

It is named after Barbadian singer Rihanna, though her name was misspelt.^[2]

References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rhiannae Ortea, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565322 on 2023-09-14
↑ Ortea, J. (2021). "Descripción de una nueva especie de Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) de Barbados, colectada en la ciudad natal de Rhianna, dedicada a esa artista universal". Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias (in Spanish). 33: 117–121 – via ResearchGate.

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rhiannae Ortea, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565322 on 2023-09-14

[2] Ortea, J. (2021). "Descripción de una nueva especie de Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) de Barbados, colectada en la ciudad natal de Rhianna, dedicada a esa artista universal". Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias (in Spanish). 33: 117–121 – via ResearchGate.

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