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Volvarina mangilyana

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Volvarina mangilyana
Shell of Volvarina mangilyana (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. mangilyana
Binomial name
Volvarina mangilyana
Bozzetti, 2018

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.26 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina mangilyana Bozzetti, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287641 on 2023-09-09
  • Bozzetti L. (2018). Volvarina mangilyana (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Marginellidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 100: 8–9.