Volvarina rubella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina rubella | |
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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. rubella
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina rubella (C. B. Adams, 1845)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginella rubella C. B. Adams, 1845 · | |
- Subspecies
- Volvarina rubella navicella (Reeve, 1865): synonym of Volvarina taeniata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated and shows three red bands. The shell contains four whorls. The spire has a crystalline shine. The white inner lip contains four plaits. The aperture becomes narrower above. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Jamaica, Caribbean Sea; also off the Cape Verde
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rubella (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474072 on 2023-09-14
- ^ Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 1-17
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.