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

Volvarina petitiana
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. petitiana
Binomial name
Volvarina petitiana
Boyer, 2018

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off the Falkland Islands.

References edit

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina perrieri (Bavay, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474065 on 2023-09-13

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