Volvarina pontesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina pontesi | |
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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. pontesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina pontesi Rios & Leal, 1993
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 13.8 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Brazil.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pontesi Rios & Leal, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474068 on 2023-09-13
- Rios E. C. & Leal, J. H., 1993. Volvarina pontesi, a new bathyal marginellid (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from offBrazil. Apex, Bruxelles, 8 (1-2): 27-30
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
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