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Volvarina adrianadiae

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Volvarina adrianadiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. adrianadiae
Binomial name
Volvarina adrianadiae
Cossignani, 2006[1]

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.[3] Is believed to be carnivorous and most likely predatory but no known reports.[4]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Colombia in the Western Atlantic. Discovered by Marginellinae J. Fleming, 1828. Lives in 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C).

Taxonomy

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  • Animalia (Kingdom)
  • Mollusca (Phylum)
  • Gastropoda (Class)
  • Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  • Neogastropoda (Order)
  • Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  • Marginellidae (Family)
  • Marginellinae (Subfamily)
  • Volvarina (Genus)

References

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  1. ^ Cossignani. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 50 (1) : 15–17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Volvarina adrianadiae Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1844). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. pt.12-15 (1844-1847). London: Academic Press, [etc.]
  4. ^ "Volvarina sp. Sea Snail". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  • Minior D. (2020). Description of Hyalina cunhai, a new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern seaboard of Brazil. The Festivus. 52(3): 218-223.
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