Volvarina vassardi
Appearance
Volvarina vassardi | |
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Shell of Volvarina vassardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. vassardi
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Binomial name | |
Volvarina vassardi Espinosa & Ortea, 2012
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Synonyms[1] | |
Volvarina (Atlantivolva) vassardi Espinosa & Ortea, 2012 · alternate representation |
Volvarina vassardi 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 8.33 mm, its diameter 3.78 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina vassardi Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711894 on 2023-08-28
External links
[edit]- Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2012) Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla Guadalupe (Karukera), Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 24(3): 119-151.
- Ortea J. (2014). Cómo integrar Ciencia y Naturaleza: Descripción de nuevas especies de Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca: Marginellidae) de la isla de Guadeloupe y sus islotes satélites (Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe), nombradas en honor de treinta mujeres distinguidas con el Premio L'Oreal-Unesco. Revista de la Real Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 26: 129–188.