Volvarina oceanica
| Volvarina oceanica | |
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| Shell of Volvarina oceanica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. oceanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989
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| Synonyms | |
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Volvarina (Atlantivolva) oceanica Gofas, 1989 · alternate representation | |
Volvarina oceanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 3 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.
References[edit]
- ^ Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Gofas S. (1989). Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. Bollettino Malacologico 25: 159-182, 25 fig
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
External links[edit]
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