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Volvarina porcellana
Volvarina porcellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae.[1]
Volvarina porcellana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. porcellana |
Binomial name | |
Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912) | |
Synonyms | |
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Description edit
The shell size is up to 15 mm
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Distribution edit
This species is found off Argentina and the South Orkneys.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714135 on 14 December 2019
- Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
External links edit
- Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1912). The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Part II. Being a supplementary catalogue. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 48 (18): 333-366, 1 pl.,