Volvarina thomsonae
Species of gastropod
| Volvarina thomsonae | |
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| Shell of Volvarina thomsonae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. thomsonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina thomsonae Ortea, 2014 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Volvarina (Ctenoina) thomsonae Ortea, 2014 · | |
Volvarina thomsonae 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 7.98 mm, its diameter 3.51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina thomsonae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827972 on 2023-08-24
External links
- Ortea J. (2014). Cómo integrar Ciencia y Naturaleza: Descripción de nuevas especies de Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca: Marginellidae) de la isla de Guadeloupe y sus islotes satélites (Antillas Menores, Mar Caribe), nombradas en honor de treinta mujeres distinguidas con el Premio L'Oreal-Unesco. Revista de la Real Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 26: 129–188.
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