Volvarina zonata

Volvarina zonata
Shell of Volvarina zonata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. zonata
Binomial name
Volvarina zonata (Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms
Marginella zonataKiener, 1841 (original combination)

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

Subspecies, forma, variety

• Volvarina zonata f. bilineata(Krauss, 1848)
• Volvarina zonata f. cleoBartsch, 1915: synonym of Volvarina zonata f. bilineata(Krauss, 1848)
• Volvarina zonata var. kraussi(W. H. Turton, 1932) (taxon inquirendum)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

1. Volvarina zonata . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

External links

• Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (Mitra), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34
• Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg$