Volvarina fulgida

Volvarina fulgida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. fulgida
Binomial name
Volvarina fulgida
(Lussi & Smith, 1999)[1]
Synonyms

Prunum fulgidum Lussi & G. Smith, 1999 (original combination)

Volvarina fulgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm, its diameter 18.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa and off Mozambique.

References

  1. ^ Lussi & Smith (1999). Malacologia (Mostra Mondiale) 29 : 10–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & G. Smith, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828516 on 2022-02-17
  • Lussi M. & Smith G. (1999) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828. New species belonging to the family Marginellidae from off South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 29: 10-15


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