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Volvarina yolandae

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Volvarina yolandae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. yolandae
Binomial name
Volvarina yolandae
Espinosa & Ortea, 2000[1]

Volvarina yolandae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Costa Rica.

References

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  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. 2000. Descripción de un género y once especies nuevas de Cystiscidae y Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) del Caribe de Costa Rica. Avicennia, 12/13: 95-114
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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