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

Volvarina meguidae
Shell of Volvarina meguidae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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. meguidae
Binomial name
Volvarina meguidae
Ortea, 2014

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 7.96 mm, its diameter 3.73 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina meguidae Ortea, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827962 on 2023-08-24

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