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Volvarina unilineata

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Species of gastropod

Volvarina unilineata
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. unilineata
Binomial name
Volvarina unilineata
Jousseaume, 1875
Synonyms
  • Marginella unilineata Jousseaume, 1875 (original combination)
  • Marginella fusiformis (Reeve, 1845)
  • Volvarina fusiformis Hinds, 1844

Volvarina unilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

The shell is white and slightly angulated posteriorly. It possesses an inferior revolving brown band.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina unilineata (Jousseaume, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474080 on 2023-08-31
  2. G.W. Tryon (1883) Manual of Conchology vol. V; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Cossignani T. & Lorenz F. (2020). Quattro nuove marginelle dalle Filippine. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 107: 10–15.

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Taxon identifiers
Volvarina unilineata
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