Volvarina oblongata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Shell of Volvarina oblongata (specimen 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. oblongata
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| Binomial name | |
| †Volvarina oblongata (Sacco, 1890)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italy.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina oblongata (Sacco, 1890) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868306 on 2023-09-12
- Cossmann (M.), 1899 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 3, p. 1-201
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