Volvarina somalica
Shell of Volvarina somalica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. somalica
Binomial name
Volvarina somalica
Boyer, 2015

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 19.6 mm, its diameter 9.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina somalica Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828518 on 2023-08-29


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