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Volvarina rhiannae

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Volvarina rhiannae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. rhiannae
Binomial name
Volvarina rhiannae
Ortea, 2021

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Barbados, Caribbean Sea.

It is named after Barbadian singer Rihanna, though her name was misspelt.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rhiannae Ortea, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565322 on 2023-09-14
  2. ^ Ortea, J. (2021). "Descripción de una nueva especie de Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) de Barbados, colectada en la ciudad natal de Rhianna, dedicada a esa artista universal". Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias (in Spanish). 33: 117–121 – via ResearchGate.