Volvarina compressa

Volvarina compressa
Drawing of a shell of Volvarina compressa
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. compressa
Binomial name
Volvarina compressa
(Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Marginella compressa Reeve, 1865 ·

Volvarina compressa, common name the compressed marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

The shell is cylindrically oblong, rather narrow, compressed in the middle, shining-white and glassy. The spire is small and obtuse. The outer lip is rather thickened, opaque. The columella is four-plaited.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Borneo, Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina affinis (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474006 on 2023-08-23
  2. ^ Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
  • Boyer F. (2015). Sur quelques Volvarina (Marginellidae) de l'Océan Indien occidental. Xenophora Taxonomy. 6: 19-31


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