Volvarina albescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina albescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. albescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina albescens (Hutton, 1873)
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Description edit
The shell reaches a length of 5 millimetres (0.20 in) and a diameter of 2.5 millimetres (0.10 in). The shell is small, oval and translucent. The aperture is narrow. The columella shows four plaits. The shell is white with indications of two yellow bands. [2]
Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina albescens (Hutton, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474008 on 2023-08-27
- ^ Hutton, F. W. (1873). Catalogue of the marine Mollusca of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species. Didsbury, Wellington, xx + 116 pp
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.218)
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
External links edit
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