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Volvarina pergrandis

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Volvarina pergrandis
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. pergrandis
Binomial name
Volvarina pergrandis
Clover, 1974
Synonyms
  • Prunum pergrande (Clover, 1974)
  • Prunum pergrandis [sic] (incorrect gender ending)

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Oman.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pergrandis Clover, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474572 on 2023-09-13
  • Clover, P. W. "A new species of Cypraea from west Africa and three new species of Marginellidae from the Indian Ocean." Journal of Conchology 28 (1974): 213-216.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
  • Boyer F. (2017). Révision des Marginellidae du Récifal supérieur de l'île de Masirah (Oman). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 3-31.