Volvarina rubella

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Volvarina rubella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. rubella
Binomial name
Volvarina rubella
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms [1]

Marginella rubellaC. B. Adams, 1845 ·

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

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Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated and shows three red bands. The shell contains four whorls. The spire has a crystalline shine. The white inner lip contains four plaits. The aperture becomes narrower above. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Jamaica, Caribbean Sea; also off the Cape Verde

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rubella (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474072 on 2023-09-14
  2. ↑ Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 1-17
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