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Volvarina dekkeri

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Volvarina dekkeri
Shell of Volvarina dekkeri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. dekkeri
Binomial name
Volvarina dekkeri
Boyer & Renda, 2021

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Muscat, Gulf of Oman.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina dekkeri Boyer & Renda, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1545009 on 2023-09-04
  • Boyer, F. & Renda, W. (2021). About Volvarina eumorpha (Melvill, 1906) (Marginellidae) and closely related species, with description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 189–198.