Volvarina utgei

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Volvarina utgei
Volvarina utgei (MNHN-IM-2000-25828).jpeg
Shell of Volvarina utgei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. utgei
Binomial name
Volvarina utgei
Espinosa & Ortea, 2012

Volvarina utgei 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 7.38 mm, its diameter 3.36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina utgei Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711890 on 2023-08-28