Volvarina jimcordyi

Volvarina jimcordyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. jimcordyi
Binomial name
	Volvarina jimcordyi; Cossignani, 2007

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

Description

Shell is very small, usually under 10mm in length, with dark amber-brown coloring. Shell is translucent. Adult shells have a thickened outer lip margin. Aperture is wider at the base (anterior-end) & spire is low.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

Central Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

References

^ Cossignani (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 56 (3) : 12–13. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
^ Volvarina jimcordyi Cossignani, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

Cossignani T. (2007). Una nuova Volvarina dalle Bahamas. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 56: 12-13

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[1] Cossignani (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 56 (3) : 12–13. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Volvarina jimcordyi Cossignani, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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