Volvarina mitrella
Appearance
Volvarina mitrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. mitrella
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Binomial name | |
Volvarina mitrella (Risso, 1826)
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Synonyms | |
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Volvarina mitrella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 99 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy, Malta, Morocco, Algeria and Greece.
References
[edit]- ^ Volvarina mitrella (Risso, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
External links
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- Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2.. Halle
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1846). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1(7): 373–406, pl.74–78. London, privately published.
- Jousseaume, F. P. (1872). Description de 3 espèces nouvelles de mollusques (deux Cônes et une Marginelle). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie. sér. 2, 23:198-203, pl. 18
- Hinds, R. B. (1844). Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, and from the collection of H. Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1844) 12: 72-7
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213