Volvarina occidua, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina occidua | |
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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. occidua
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina occidua (Cotton, 1944)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginella occidua Cotton, 1944 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina occidua (Cotton, 1944). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474058 on 2023-09-12
- Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
- Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1991. Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1): 57-70
- Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. [
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
External links edit
- Cotton, B. C. (1944). Australian Margin Shells (Marginellidae). The South Australian Naturalist. 22 (4): 9-16
- Conchology.be: image
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