Volvarina caballeri

Species of gastropod

Volvarina caballeri
Shell and animal of Volvarina caballeri (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. caballeri
Binomial name
Volvarina caballeri
Espinosa & Ortea, 2012

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.28 mm, its diameter 3.18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina caballeri Espinosa & Ortea, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711879 on 2023-08-28
  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2012) Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla Guadalupe (Karukera), Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 24(3): 119-151.
Taxon identifiers
Volvarina caballeri


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