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Volvarina rex

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Volvarina rex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. rex
Binomial name
Volvarina rex
(Laseron, 1957)
Synonyms[1]

Haloginella rex Laseron, 1957

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.[1]

The shells are buff colored and have a shine to them. the shells darken the closer to the inside of the shell. the top of the shells have a distinct white curl towards the top. on the inside there are some ridges that go up the shell eventually evening out.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Volvarina rex (Laseron, 1957)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ "malacology pictures". malacopics.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

Further reading

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  • Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 8 (3): 274–311.
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.