Volvarina jimcordyi

Volvarina jimcordyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species: V. jimcordyi
Binomial name
Volvarina jimcordyi
Cossignani, 2007[1]

Volvarina jimcordyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

Shell is very small, usually under 10mm in length, with dark amber-brown coloring. Shell is translucent. Adult shells have a thickened outer lip margin. Aperture is wider at the base (anterior-end) & spire is low. Template:July 2012

Distribution

central Eleuthera Island, Bahamas

References


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