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Volvarina shlegeli

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Volvarina shlegeli
Shell of Volvarina shlegeli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. shlegeli
Binomial name
Volvarina shlegeli
Bozzetti, 2017

Volvarina shlegeli 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 3.2 mm.

Distribution

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Thismarine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina shlegeli Bozzetti, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986627 on 2023-09-14
  • Bozzetti L. (2017). Tre nuove marginelle dalle Filippine (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Marginellidae, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 94: 23–25.