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

Volvarina adela
Drawing of a shell of Volvarina adela
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. abdieli
Binomial name
Volvarina abdieli
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella adela Thiele, 1925 (original combination)
  • Prunum adelum (Thiele, 1925)
  • Volvarina dawnae (K.H.J. Thiele, 1925) (not Lussi & G. Smith, 1996)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Africa at the Agulhas Bank and off Durban Bay.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina adela (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474005 on 2023-08-22
  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.