Volvarina fulgida
| Volvarina fulgida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. fulgida
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & Smith, 1999)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Prunum fulgidum Lussi & G. Smith, 1999 (original combination) | |
Volvarina fulgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm, its diameter 18.3 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa and off Mozambique.
References
[edit]- ^ Lussi & Smith (1999). Malacologia (Mostra Mondiale) 29 : 10–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & G. Smith, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828516 on 2022-02-17
- Lussi M. & Smith G. (1999) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828. New species belonging to the family Marginellidae from off South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 29: 10-15
External links
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