Volvarina micros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Shell of Volvarina micros (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. micros
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922)
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| Synonyms | |
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Marginella (Volvaria) micros Bavay, 1922 (basionym) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; also in the Red Sea.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474051 on 2023-09-10
- Bavay, A. (1922). Coquilles des sables littoraux marins. Journal de Conchyliologie. 67: 57–66.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.