Volvarina philippinarum

Volvarina philippinarum
Shell of Volvarina philippinarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. philippinarum
Binomial name
Volvarina philippinarum
(Redfield, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Marginella avena G. B. Sowerby II, 1846 (invalid, not Kiener, 1834 (homonym))
  • Marginella philippinarium Redfield, 1848 (original combination)

Volvarina philippinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1] When first described by Redfield in 1848, it was mistakenly labelled as a Marginella species.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm length and 7mm width. The shell itself is cylindric and a polished yellow-white, with three bands of darker yellow. The spine of the shell is short, and has 4 whorls. The suture is inconspicuous.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pMolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474066 on 2023-09-13
  2. ^ a b c Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Vol. 4. 1848.
  • Redfield, J.H. 1848. Descriptions of new species of Bullia and Marginella, with notes upon G.B.Sowerby, Jr's monograph of the latter genus. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 4: 491-495
  • Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3
  • Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp.
  • Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
  • Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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